The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Joshua Lederberg
Title:
President
Affiliation:
Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue
New York,New York 10021 USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
2008
Award Discipline:
Biological Sciences
Award Year:
1989
Citation:
"For his work in bacterial genetics and immune cell single type antibody production; for his seminal research in artificial intelligence in biochemistry and medicine; and for his extensive advisory role in government, industry and international organizations that address themselves to the societal role of science."
Presented by President Bush at a White House Ceremony on October 18, 1989.
Nobel Laureate:
Physiology or Medicine, 1958