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Moses elected Fellow of Learned Society of Wales

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CSHL Professor John Moses hails from the village of Ponciau (Rhosllanerchrugog) in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. He first came to the U.S. in 1999 to study chemistry at Purdue University. He returned in 2004 to work alongside click chemistry pioneer K. Barry Sharpless at the Scripps Research Institute.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Professor John Moses has been named a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. He is one of 56 leaders and experts elected to this prestigious role from academia, health services, and the public sphere.

At CSHL, Moses uses a revolutionary process called click chemistry to identify and test potential new treatments for cancers, infections, and neurological conditions. A valued member of the CSHL faculty and its greater international community, he immigrated to the United States in September 2020 after three years at La Trobe University in Australia. Prior to his time there, he taught and conducted research in England. However, his original homeland is and always has been Wales.

“This honor means a great deal to me,” Moses says of the Fellowship. “The words ‘Fy Iaith, Fy Ngwlad, Fy Nghenedl. Cymry am byth.’ (My Language, My Country, My Nation. Wales forever.) are carved into the Washington Monument. They capture the connection I feel to my Welsh heritage and the values of my adopted home, the United States.”

The Learned Society of Wales is the country’s national academy for arts and sciences. It uses the collective knowledge of its more than 700 elected Fellows to promote research, inspire learning, and provide independent policy advice.

Written by: Samuel Diamond, Editorial Content Manager | diamond@cshl.edu | 516-367-5055

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