UF’s Janet Robishaw elected AAAS Lifetime Fellow

Janet D. Robishaw, Ph.D., associate dean for research and graduate studies and a professor at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, has been elected an AAAS Lifetime Fellow, a distinction UF described as one of science’s highest honors. The March 26, 2026, announcement recognizes Robishaw’s long-running contributions to biomedical discovery, especially her work on heterotrimeric G-protein signaling, as well as her leadership in building research and training infrastructure in both human and veterinary medicine. UF said she is one of 10 university faculty members named to the 2025 AAAS Fellows class and only the second UF veterinary medicine faculty member to receive the honor. (vetmed.ufl.edu)

Why it matters: For veterinary professionals, the recognition is less about a title and more about what it signals for academic veterinary medicine: continued investment in translational science, data-rich training, and learning health system models that connect clinical care, research, and education. UF has tied Robishaw’s leadership to the development of a veterinary learning healthcare system and to the launch of its Comparative Biomedical Sciences graduate program in fall 2025, both of which point to a stronger research pipeline and more integration between discovery science and patient care. (vetmed.ufl.edu)

What to watch: Watch for how UF builds on Robishaw’s recognition to expand research training, One Health-focused graduate education, and clinical data-driven research programs over the next year. (vetmed.ufl.edu)