Paul Fitzpatrick named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.
Dr. Fitzpatrick was elected as an AAAS Fellow in the Section on Chemistry for outstanding contributions and critical insights into the mechanisms of the aromatic amino acid hydroxylases, including oxygen activation and reaction intermediates, and many years of service as chair of review panels for the National Institutes of Health and other agencies. Dr. Fitzpatrick also serves as executive editor of the journal Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics.