The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Stephen J. Benkovic
Title:
Evan Pugh Professor and Eberly Chair in Chemistry
Affiliation:
Pennsylvania State University
414 Wartik Laboratory
University Park,Pennsylvania 16802 USA
Gender:
Male
Award Discipline:
Chemistry
Award Year:
2009
Citation:
"For his research contributions in the field of bioorganic chemistry, which have changed our understanding of how enzymes function and advanced the identification of targets and strategies for drug design. "
Presented by President Barack H. Obama in the East Room of the White House on November 17, 2010.