The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Seymour Benzer
Title:
James Griffin Boswell Professor of Neuroscience
Affiliation:
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena,California 91125 USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
2007
Award Discipline:
Biological Sciences
Award Year:
1982
Citation:
"For elucidating the fine structure of the gene and unifying the classical and molecular concepts of gene structure and function."
Presented by President Reagan at a White House Ceremony on May 24, 1983.