The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Karl Folkers
Title:
Ashbel Smith Professor and Director, Institute for Biomedical Research
Affiliation:
University of Texas at Austin
Austin,Texas USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
1997
Award Discipline:
Chemistry
Award Year:
1990
Citation:
"For his discoveries and leadership in combining basic chemical research and clinical medicine to achieve new treatments of diseases which have enhanced the quality of life and extended survival rates for countless people."
Presented by President Bush at a White House East Room Ceremony on November 13, 1990.