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NAI logoThe National Academy of Inventors honors the most accomplished inventors and patent holders from across the country, focusing on academic institutions and governmental and nonprofit research institutes.

UAB has eight NAI Fellows, two NAI Senior Members and a new NAI campus chapter.

UAB’s NAI Fellows

The NAI Fellows Program was established to highlight academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society. Election to NAI Fellow status is the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors. These are UAB’s NAI Fellows.

Gattadahalli Anantharamaiah, 2019

Gattadahalli Anantharamaiah, 2019

Robert Kimberly, 2018

Robert Kimberly, 2018

Donald Buchsbaum, 2016

Donald Buchsbaum, 2016

Sergey Mirov, 2014

Sergey Mirov, 2014

David Briles, 2013

David Briles, 2013

Lawrence DeLucas, 2013

Lawrence DeLucas, 2013

Richard Marchase, 2012

Richard Marchase, 2012

Dean Sicking, 2012

Dean Sicking, 2012

UAB's NAI Senior Members

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. They also have growing success in patents, licensing, and commercialization, while educating and mentoring the next generation of inventors. These are UAB's NAI Senior Members.

Moon Nahm, 2023

Moon Nahm, 2023

Michael Niederweis, 2023

Michael Niederweis, 2023

UAB Chapter of the NAI

The HIIE established UAB’s campus NAI chapter in 2022 to honor distinguished campus innovators who hold U.S. patents. The inaugural class, inducted Oct. 21, 2022, included 17 inventors from across academic disciplines.

Class of 2024

Charles Elson, M.D.

Charles Elson, M.D.

Ho-Wook Jun, Ph.D.

Ho-Wook Jun, Ph.D.

C. Vivek Lal, M.D.

C. Vivek Lal, M.D.

Joanne Murphy-Ullrich, Ph.D.

Joanne Murphy-Ullrich, Ph.D.

Ashita Tolwani, M.D.

Ashita Tolwani, M.D.

Anath Shalev, M.D.

Anath Shalev, M.D.

Sadanandan Velu, Ph.D.

Sadanandan Velu, Ph.D.

Class of 2023

Anupam Agarwal, M.D.

Anupam Agarwal, M.D.

Charles Amsler, Ph.D.

Charles Amsler, Ph.D.

Peter Anderson, DVM, Ph.D.

Peter Anderson, DVM, Ph.D.

David Bedwell, Ph.D.

David Bedwell, Ph.D.

Kim Keeling, Ph.D.

Kim Keeling, Ph.D.

James McClintock, Ph.D.

James McClintock, Ph.D.

Tim Townes, Ph.D.

Tim Townes, Ph.D.

Class of 2022

Gattadahalli Anantharamaiah, Ph.D.

Gattadahalli Anantharamaiah, Ph.D.

Venkatram Atigadda, Ph.D.

Venkatram Atigadda, Ph.D.

David Briles, Ph.D.

David Briles, Ph.D.

Vladimir Fedorov, Ph.D.

Vladimir Fedorov, Ph.D.

William Ferniany, Ph.D.

William Ferniany, Ph.D.

G. Yancey Gillespie, Ph.D.

G. Yancey Gillespie, Ph.D.

James Johnston, M.D.

James Johnston, M.D.

John Kappes, Ph.D.

John Kappes, Ph.D.

Richard Marchase, Ph.D.

Richard Marchase, Ph.D.

Sergey Mirov, Ph.D.

Sergey Mirov, Ph.D.

Moon Nahm, M.D.

Moon Nahm, M.D.

Haibin Ning, Ph.D.

Haibin Ning, Ph.D.

Jan Novak, Ph.D.

Jan Novak, Ph.D.

Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D.

Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D.

Selvum “Brian” Pillay, Ph.D.

Selvum “Brian” Pillay, Ph.D.

Dean Sicking, Ph.D.

Dean Sicking, Ph.D.

Gary Warner

Gary Warner

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