Pearl Meister Greengard Prize

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The Pearl Meister Greengard Prize is an award for women scientists in biology given annually by the Rockefeller University.[1]

The Prize was founded by Nobel laureate Paul Greengard and his wife Ursula von Rydingsvard in honor of Greengard's mother, Pearl Meister Greengard, who died giving birth to him. Greengard began funding the award in 1998. Greengard donated the full share of his 2000 Nobel Prize to the fund, and was able to use his new publicity to attract additional funding for the award, which was launched in 2004.[2] The award is meant to shine a spotlight on exceptional female scientists, since, as Greengard observed, "[women] are not yet receiving awards and honors at a level commensurate with their achievements."[3]

The award includes a $100,000 honorarium (previously $50,000).[4][5]

Three recipients of the Prize, Carol Greider, Elizabeth Blackburn and Katalin Karikó, have gone on to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. One recipient, Jennifer Doudna, received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Winners

Source: Rockefeller University

See also

References

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  1. Pearl Meister Greengard Prize website Template:Webarchive, The Rockefeller University.
  2. Dreifus, Claudia, "He Turned His Nobel Into a Prize for Women," New York Times. Retrieved on September 26, 2006.
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  6. Rockefeller University, 2009 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize goes to pioneering geneticist, October 26, 2009.
  7. Rockefeller University, Pearl Meister Greengard Prize to be awarded to pioneering RNA researcher Joan Steitz Template:Webarchive, September 11, 2012
  8. Wall Street Journal, Pearl Meister Greengard Prize Winner Followed a Gut Feeling for 16 Years, December 6, 2013
  9. Medicine's Scope blog, Stanford scientist Lucy Shapiro: “It never occurred to me to question the things I wanted to do”, November 11, 2014

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