Rudolf
Jaenisch
Professor of Biology
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
2010
Biology
For improving our understanding of epigenetic regulation of gene expression: the biological mechanisms that affect how genetic information is variably expressed. His work has led to major advances in our understanding of mammalian cloning and embryonic stem cells.
Presented by President Barack H. Obama in the East Room of the White House on Friday, October 21, 2011.