NEW YORK (TIP) : On Jan. 16, The American Academy of Microbiology announced it’s 2018 Fellows amongst which four are Indian Americansout of 96 , according to a press release.

The Indian American Fellows are Ashok Chopra, Atin Datta, Rajeev Misra and Reeta Rao.

Ashok Chopra is a professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch in the microbiology and immunology department.

Atin Datta is a supervisory research microbiologist and branch chief for the Department of Health and Human Services since November 2006.

Rajeev Misra is a microbial geneticist who studies how proteins, synthesized in the cytoplasm, are targeted to the bacterial outer membrane and is a professor at Arizona State University’s School of Life Sciences.

Reeta Rao is an associate professor in biology and biotechnology at Worcester

According to a press release, AAM Fellows are elected annually through a highly-selective, peer review process, based on their records of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced microbiology.

There are over 2,400 Fellows representing all subspecialties of the microbial sciences and involved in basic and applied research, teaching, public health, industry and government service, according to a press release.