The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Rakesh K. Jain
Title:
Andrew Werk Cook Professor of Tumor Biology (Radiation Oncology)
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Gender:
Male
Award Discipline:
Biological Sciences
Award Year:
2013
Citation:
"For pioneering research at the interface of engineering and oncology, including tumor microenvironment, drug delivery and imaging, and for groundbreaking discoveries of principles leading to the development and novel use of drugs for treatment of cancer and non-cancerous diseases."
Presented by President Barack H. Obama in the East Room of the White House on May 19, 2016.