Pearl Meister Greengard Prize
| The Pearl Meister Greengard Prize | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Awarded for | Accomplishments of outstanding women scientists. |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Rockefeller University |
| First awarded | 2004 |
| Website | Pearl Meister Greengard Prize |
ThePearl Meister Greengard Prizeis anaward for women scientistsinbiologygiven annually by theRockefeller University.[1]
The Prize was founded by Nobel laureatePaul Greengardand his wifeUrsula von Rydingsvardin honor of Greengard's mother, Pearl Meister Greengard, who died giving birth to him. Greengard began funding the award in 1998. Greengard donated the full share of his 2000 Nobel Prize to the fund, and was able to use his new publicity to attract additional funding for the award, which was launched in 2004.[2]The award is meant to shine a spotlight on exceptionalfemale scientists,since, as Greengard observed, "[women] are not yet receiving awards and honors at a level commensurate with their achievements."[3]
The award includes a $100,000 honorarium (previously $50,000).[4][5]
Three recipients of the Prize,Carol Greider,Elizabeth BlackburnandKatalin Karikó,have gone on to receive theNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.One recipient,Jennifer Doudna,received theNobel Prize in Chemistry.
Winners
[edit]Source:Rockefeller University
- Nicole Marthe Le Douarin(2004)
- Philippa Marrack(2005)
- Mary Frances Lyon(2006)
- Gail R. Martin,Beatrice Mintz,Elizabeth Robertson(2007)
- Elizabeth Blackburn,Carol Greider,Vicki Lundblad(2008)
- Suzanne Cory(2009)[6]
- Janet RowleyandMary-Claire King(2010)
- Brenda Milner(2011)
- Joan Steitz(2012)[7]
- Huda Y. Zoghbi(2013)[8]
- Lucy Shapiro(2014)[9]
- Helen Hobbs(2015)
- Bonnie Bassler(2016)
- JoAnne Stubbe(2017)
- Jennifer Doudna(2018)
- Xiaowei Zhuang(2019)
- Joanne Chory(2020)
- Pamela Björkman(2021)
- Katalin Karikó(2022)
- Lily Jan,Eve Marder(2023)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Pearl Meister Greengard Prize websiteArchivedAugust 8, 2011, at theWayback Machine,The Rockefeller University.
- ^Dreifus, Claudia,"He Turned His Nobel Into a Prize for Women,"New York Times.Retrieved on September 26, 2006.
- ^"Betsy Hanson," The Birth of an Award. "Benchmarks".Rockefeller University. December 17, 2004. Archived fromthe originalon February 7, 2012.RetrievedDecember 6,2006.
- ^Gardner, Ralph (December 22, 2014)."The Mind and Its Mysteries".The Wall Street Journal.RetrievedMarch 9,2018.
- ^Friebe, Richard."How Nobel Winners Spend Their Prize Money: Paul Greengard".Time magazine.RetrievedMarch 9,2018.
- ^Rockefeller University,2009 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize goes to pioneering geneticist,October 26, 2009.
- ^Rockefeller University,Pearl Meister Greengard Prize to be awarded to pioneering RNA researcher Joan SteitzArchivedDecember 29, 2016, at theWayback Machine,September 11, 2012
- ^Wall Street Journal,Pearl Meister Greengard Prize Winner Followed a Gut Feeling for 16 Years,December 6, 2013
- ^Medicine's Scope blog,Stanford scientist Lucy Shapiro: “It never occurred to me to question the things I wanted to do”,November 11, 2014
External links
[edit]- Pearl Meister Greengard Prize Website,The Rockefeller University
- The Man Who Loves Women Who Love Science,The Huffington Post, November 3, 2011
- Three Share Nobel Prize in Medicine for Studies of the Brain,The New York Times, October 10, 2000
- Spending the Nobel Prize,The Scientist, September 29, 2006
- How Nobel Winners Spend Their Prize Money,Time Magazine, October 10, 2008
- How One Nobel Laureate Gave Another A Hand,CBS Evening News, December 6, 2009