Title:

Professor of Human Genetics

Affiliation:

University of Utah School of Medicine

Gender:

Male

Award Discipline:

Biological Sciences

Award Year:

2001

Citation:

"For his groundbreaking research which has revolutionized biomedical research and provided a powerful tool for understanding disease mechanisms and gene functions."

Presented by President George W. Bush in a White House East Room ceremony on June 12, 2002.

Nobel Laureate:

Physiology or Medicine, 2007