The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Michael Heidelberger
Title:
Professor of Immunochemistry
Affiliation:
New York University
New York,New York USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
1991
Award Discipline:
Biological Sciences
Award Year:
1967
Citation:
"For placing the science of immunology on a quantitative chemical basis, and for showing its power to reveal the structure of molecules found in the living organism."
Presented by President Johnson at a White House ceremony on February 13, 1968.