E-Mail IMAGE: Chemistry professor and BiologicsMD co-founder Josh Sakon has been selected as a 2020 National Academy of Inventors fellow. Sakon's inventions address osteoporosis, bone metastasis and alopecia. view more Credit: University of Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Chemistry professor Josh Sakon, whose inventions address osteoporosis, bone metastasis and alopecia, has been selected as a 2020 National Academy of Inventors fellow. The NAI Fellows Selection Committee announced 175 new fellows Dec. 8. According to the selection committee, NAI fellows are recognized as prolific academic inventors and "have demonstrated a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society."