Professor Xu Named National Academy of Inventors Senior Members

Six Tufts faculty members have been named to the 2024 class of senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). With this recognition, the six are among a total of 124 highly accomplished emerging academic inventors, as identified by NAI’s 60 member institutions.

NAI senior members are active faculty, scientists, and administrators from NAI member institutions who have demonstrated remarkable innovation producing technologies that have brought, or aspire to bring, real impact on the welfare of society. At the same time, they have increasing success in patents, licensing, and commercialization—while also educating and mentoring the next generation of inventors.

This year’s senior members from Tufts are:

Joshua Kritzer, professor of chemistry, School of Arts and Sciences
Cheryl London, Anne Engen and Dusty Professor in Comparative Oncology, and associate dean for research and graduate education, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Charlie Mace, associate professor of chemistry, School of Arts and Sciences
Mohan Thanikachalam, research assistant professor, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, School of Medicine
Qiaobing Xu, professor of biomedical engineering and chemical and biological engineering, School of Engineering
Pamela Yelick, professor of orthodontics and director of the Division of Craniofacial and Molecular Genetics, School of Dental Medicine

“We at Tufts have long known that the university’s research ecosystem is strengthened by the contributions of these six faculty members,” said Bernard Arulanandam, Tufts’ vice provost for research. “The university is proud to have their innovation and accomplishments now also recognized by the NAI.”