A link between her research and human health was made when it was suggested that one of these proteins played a role in the progression of brain tumors. Hockfield's work on a type of brain tumor called glioma identified molecules that allow glioma cells to move through normal brain tissue, the feature that makes glioma particularly deadly. Honors and awards Elected President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016, and served as Chairman in 2018 Elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Honorary degrees from Georgetown University, Northeastern University, Duke University, Brown University, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Tsinghua University, University of Edinburgh, Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University (University of Paris 6), University of Massachusetts Medical School, University of Rochester, the Watson School of Biological Sciences at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and a jointly awarded honorary degree from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, the Technical University of Lisbon, and the University of Porto. Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal, Yale University Graduate School Meliora Citation for Career Achievement, University of Rochester Charles Judson Herrick Award (for outstanding contributions by a young scientist), American Association of Anatomists Amelia Earhart Award, which is given by the Women's Union to honor women who have significantly contributed to the expansion of opportunities for women Pinnacle Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement in 2005, presented by Awards Council member Dr. Tenley Albright Edison Achievement Award in 2010 for her commitment to innovation throughout her career Selected works The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution, W. W. Norton & Company, 2019. . Our science, our society, Science Magazine, Vol 359 Issue 6375, 2018. Personal life Hockfield is married to Thomas N. Byrne, M.D., a Professor of Neurology and Health Sciences Technology (part-time) at the Harvard Medical School and a Senior Lecturer of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT. They were married on March 2, 1991 at Yale's Battell Chapel. They have a daughter, Elizabeth. References External links Susan Hockfield, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Susan Hockfield Playlist Appearance on WMBR's Dinnertime Sampler radio show March 30, 2005 Interview on "Charlie Rose" February 2008. Promoting a Culture of Science in the United States Appearance on the Takeaway June 2012. 1951