The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Daniel Nathans
Title:
University Professor
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore,Maryland 21205 USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
2000
Award Discipline:
Biological Sciences
Award Year:
1993
Citation:
"For his seminal research in molecular genetics that formed a foundation for contemporary biotechnology."
Presented by President Clinton and Vice President Gore at a ceremony on the White House South Lawn, September 30, 1993.
Nobel Laureate:
Physiology or Medicine, 1978