Paula Cohen has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. The association elected 564 new fellows in 2021, honoring their efforts to advance research and its applications in scientifically or socially distinguished ways. New fellows will be presented with an official certificate and a gold and blue (representing science and engineering, respectively) rosette pin.

Paula was was honored for distinguished contributions to the fields of meiosis and germ cell development, by promoting use of mouse and other models to understand meiotic recombination and the etiology of human aneuploidy. Her lab focuses on the regulation of meiosis in mammals, with special emphasis on how meiotic recombination is controlled, and how to leverage this information for the development of novel contraceptive agents.