Awards

Here's Some New Dirt on an Unusual Source of Antibiotic Resistance

Previous NAS award recipient Dianne Newman discusses her new research that finds that drought can drive higher antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria, resulting in extensive public health challenges. Listen to her discuss these obstacles/concerns on NPR with Jonathan Lambert.

Newman received the 2016 NAS Award in Molecular Biology for her discovery of microbial mechanisms underlying geologic processes, thereby launching the field of molecular geomicrobiology and transforming our understanding of how the Earth evolved.

Awards Listing

Since 1886, the National Academy of Sciences has honored more than 1,000 individuals in the physical, biological, and social sciences through its awards program.