The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Mary-Claire King
Title:
Professor of Genome Sciences and of Medicine (Medical Genetics)
Affiliation:
University of Washington
Gender:
Female
Award Discipline:
Biological Sciences
Award Year:
2014
Citation:
"For pioneering contributions to human genetics, including discovery of the BRCA1 susceptibility gene for breast cancer; and for development of genetic methods to match “disappeared” victims of human rights abuses with their families."
Award will be presented by President Barack Obama at a future White House ceremony (date TBD).