Title: Food and Nutrition Challenges in the Americas: The Outlook for 2050

Professor Michael T. Clegg has received lots of academic honors and awards, including: NDEA Fellowship (1969 -1972), Guggenheim Fellow(1981 -1982), President of American Genetic Association (1987), Elected member of US National Academy of Sciences (1990), Elected fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences(1992), Key Lecturer of American Genetic Association (1994), Presidential Chair of University of California, Riverside(2000 – 2002), Elected President, President and Past President of Society for Molecular Biology & Evolution (2000-2003), Nei Lecturer of Society for Molecular Biology & Evolution (2002), Chair-Elect, Chair and Past Chair of AAAS Section on Agriculture, Food and Renewable Resources (2003-2005), Elected Foreign Secretary of US National Academy of Sciences (2002-2014), Elected Fellow of World Academy of Sciences (2006), Elected Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Exact Physical and Natural Sciences of Argentina (2007), Elected Corresponding Member of the Academia de Agronomia and Veterinaria of Argentina (2007), Elected Corresponding Member of the Academia Mexicana de Ciencias (2008), Honorary Member Palestinian Academy of Sciences (2009), Elected Corresponding Member Cuban Academy of Sciences (2010), Designated Senior Fellow of California Council Science and Technology (2010), Elected Foreign Fellow Nigerian Academy of Science (2012), Elected Member of American Philosophical Society (2012), Elected Foreign Member of Ugandan National Acadmey of Sciences (2017), Elected Corresponding Member of Brazilian Academy of Sciences (2018), Elected co-Chair of Inter American Network of Academies of Science (2010-2016), Elected Vice President (external) of the International Council for Science (2014-2017). Elected Treasurer of InterAcademy Partnership (2019-2022) .