{"id":1423,"date":"2026-02-24T08:56:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news-briefs\/?p=1423"},"modified":"2026-02-24T08:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:56:30","slug":"cameron-thrash-elected-american-academy-of-microbiology-fellow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news-briefs\/faculty-recogntion\/2026\/02\/cameron-thrash-elected-american-academy-of-microbiology-fellow\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameron Thrash"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-intro \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-intro\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2><strong>Cameron Thrash<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1424\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news-briefs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2026\/02\/cameron-thrash-600x338-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Cameron Thrash\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news-briefs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2026\/02\/cameron-thrash-600x338-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news-briefs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/182\/2026\/02\/cameron-thrash-600x338-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/cameron-thrash\/\">Cameron Thrash<\/a><\/strong>, professor of biological sciences and Earth sciences, has been elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology, the honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology recognizing excellence, originality, service and leadership in the microbial sciences. In its 50-year history, the academy has elected fewer than 3,000 fellows. Thrash is among 63 elected this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/cameron-thrash\/\"><strong>Cameron Thrash<\/strong><\/a>, professor of biological sciences and Earth sciences, has been elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology, the honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology recognizing excellence, originality, service and leadership in the microbial sciences. In its 50-year history, the academy has elected fewer than 3,000 fellows. 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