The $350,000 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science is awarded to physician scientists whose body of work exhibits outstanding achievement in medical science as demonstrated by works of lasting significance. Recipients present a public lecture and participate in various on-site scholarly activities at Northwestern University.
For his "landmark discoveries into the molecular mechanisms of visual system development, function and disease."
Jeremy Nathans, MD, PhD, an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, known for his landmark discoveries into the molecular mechanisms of visual system development, function and disease. More about Nathans' work.
Nominating letters should be a maximum of 750 words and should explain why the work of this investigator is groundbreaking. The nominee's five most influential or groundbreaking publications must also be provided. Candidacy for the Nemmers Prize is open to physician-scientists whose body of research exhibits outstanding achievement in their disciplines as demonstrated by works of lasting significance. Individuals of all nationalities and institutional affiliations are eligible except current or recent members of the Northwestern University faculty and recipients of the Nobel Prize.
Learn more about the Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science at the Feinberg School of Medicine.
