Pearl Master Greengard Prize

The Pearl Meister Greengard Prize is a biomedical science award for women.

The prize was donated by the Nobel Prize winner Paul Greengard and his wife, the sculptor Ursula von Rydingsvard . Greengard contributed in full his portion of the 2000 Nobel Prize money to the Foundation, which is based at Rockefeller University in New York City . The name of the award recalls Greengard's mother, Pearl Master Greengard, who died while giving birth.

The award, which has been awarded since 2004, is intended to honor outstanding achievements by women scientists in biomedical research. The prize money (as of 2014) is 100,000 US dollars . Among the winners are the later Nobel Prize winners Elizabeth Blackburn and Carol W. Greider .

As of 2016 , the award committee includes the Nobel Prize winners Richard Axel , Joseph L. Goldstein , Paul Nurse and Torsten N. Wiesel as well as the previous winners of the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize, Philippa Marrack and Joan Steitz , as well as Cori Bargmann and Titia de Lange .

Prize winners

• 2004 Nicole le Douarin . For her groundbreaking research in developmental biology.
• 2005 Philippa Marrack . In recognition of her numerous discoveries in the field of immunology.
• 2006 Mary Frances Lyon . For her contributions to genetic research.
• 2007 Gail Martin , Beatrice Mintz and Elizabeth Robertson . For their contributions to the development of transgenic technologies.
• 2008 Elizabeth Blackburn , Carol Greider and Vicki Lundblad . For their insight into cellular aging and cancer.
• 2009 Suzanne Cory . For her insight into immunology and cancer biology.
• 2010 Janet Davison Rowley and Mary-Claire King . For their insights into cancer research.
• 2011 Brenda Milner . For her study of memory which has revolutionized the way we understand the human brain.
• 2012 Joan A. Steitz . For her revolutionary discoveries about the biological molecule RNA.
• 2013 Huda Zoghbi . For her discoveries in neurogenetics.
• 2014 Lucy Shapiro . For her insights in developmental biology.
• 2015 Helen Hobbs . For her discoveries in human genetics, which have advanced our understanding of cardiovascular disease and other complex disorders.
• 2016 Bonnie L. Bassler . For discoveries related to a molecular mechanism that allows bacteria to communicate with each other.
• 2017 JoAnne Stubbe . For landmark research into the chemistry at the root of life.
• 2018 Jennifer A. Doudna . For her pioneering research into the structure and function of RNA molecules.
• 2019 Xiaowei Zhuang . For developing transformative tools in super-resolution microscopy.

Web links

• Pearl Meister Greengard Prize at Rockefeller University (rockefeller.edu)