It’s been a banner year for MIT Biologist Sallie “Penny” Chisholm. In May, she received the prestigious Killian Award in recognition of her extraordinary research accomplishments. Now, she’s been named Institute Professor—MIT’s highest faculty honor.

The position of Institute Professor was established to recognize “exceptional distinction by a combination of leadership, accomplishment, and service in the scholarly, educational, and general intellectual life of the Institute and wider community,” wrote Provost Martin Schmidt and MIT Faculty Chair Steven Hall in an email announcing the appointment of Chisholm and two other MIT faculty members. Chisholm joins an elite group of 13 current Institute Professors and 10 Institute Professors emeriti.

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