David Bartel receives NAS Award in Molecular Biology
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Jan. 27, 2005) — The U.S. National
Academy of Sciences has recognized the work of Whitehead
Member and MIT Professor of Biology David
Bartel by presenting him the NAS Award in Molecular
Biology. Each year a medal and a prize of $25,000 goes
to a young scientist for a recent notable discovery
in molecular biology. Bartel was chosen “for his
discoveries on the repertoire of catalytic RNA and the
analysis of micro RNA genes and their targets.”
The award is supported by Pfizer Inc. and has been presented
since 1962.
Bartel joins the ranks of other past and present Members
of Whitehead Institute who have received this honor.
They include founding Director David Baltimore (1974),
Gerald Fink
(1981), Robert
Weinberg (1984), and former Member Peter Kim (1993).
This year’s awards will be presented on May 2
at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., during the Academy's
142nd annual meeting.
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