Title:

Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor

Affiliation:

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Affiliation:

Rockefeller University

1230 York Avenue

New York,New York 10065 USA

Gender:

Female

Award Discipline:

Biological Sciences

Award Year:

2008

Citation:

"For her pioneering use of cell biology and molecular genetics in mice to understand the basis of inherited diseases in humans and her outstanding contributions to our understanding of the biology of skin and its disorders, including her notable investigations of adult skin stem cells, cancers, and genetic syndromes."

Presented by President Barack H. Obama in the East Room of the White House on October 7, 2009.