▁Institute ▁as ▁an ▁Investig ator . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁for ▁V iro log y ▁for ▁a ▁one - year ▁term ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Lamb ▁became ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁B irmingham ▁awarded ▁him ▁an ▁Sc . D . ▁honor is ▁causa . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁M ole cular ▁B ios ci ences ▁at ▁North western ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Kenneth ▁F . ▁Burg ess ▁Professor ▁at ▁North western ▁University . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Lamb ▁was ▁an e ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁V iro log y ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Editor - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁V iro log y . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁editor ial ▁board ▁of ▁Cell ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Lamb ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁and ▁chair ▁of ▁the