Peter C. Agre
Peter C. Agre
Federation of American Scientists
In 2009 Peter Agre served on the Board of Sponsors of the Federation of American Scientists.[1]
Cuba
Top U.S. and Cuban Science academies held a joint symposium in Havana, Aug. 14-17 2017.
Leading the U.S. scientists was Rush Holt, Jr., president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Peter Agre, a Nobel Laureate and past AAAS president, also attended.
Agre modestly said of his induction into the Cuban Academy of Science that it “is not something that has to do with one person.” In Science magazine in September, he credited Cuban scientists with developing the world’s best type B meningococcal vaccine, cancer vaccines, and a medicine that effectively heals diabetic foot ulcers.
“It’s about scientific organizations, in the United States and Cuba, that are working together and can accomplish many things that could not otherwise be achieved.”
Holt encouraged even closer collaboration, saying, “Yes, we are interested in the research per se, but we are also interested in seeking international collaboration because that is one of the conditions that is necessary for science to thrive.”[2]