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Columbia Awards the 2009 Horwitz Prize to RNA Biologists Victor Ambros & Gary Ruvkun for their Discovery of microRNA – Critical to Gene Regulation
Each year, the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize has been awarded by Columbia University for outstanding basic research in the
fields of biology or biochemistry.
The purpose of this prize is to honor a scientific investigator, or group of investigators,
whose contributions to knowledge in either of these fields are deemed worthy of special recognition.
- Previous Prize Awardees
1967 - 2008 list of Recipients of the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
- Prize Committee
A panel of internationally known scientists distinguished in the fields of biology, chemistry,
biochemistry and physiology.
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The 2009 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize Lecture Series
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About the Prize
The Prize Committee recognizes no geographical limitations. The prize may be awarded to an individual or a group. When the prize is
awarded to a group, the honorarium will be divided among the recipients, and each member will receive a citation. Preference will
be given to work done in the recent past.
History
The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize was established under the will of the late S. Gross Horwitz through a bequest to Columbia
University, and is named to honor the donor's mother. Louisa Gross Horwitz was the daughter of Dr. Samuel David Gross (1805-1889),
a prominent surgeon of Philadelphia, and author of the outstanding Systems of Surgery, who served as President of the American
Medical Association.
Each year, since its inception in 1967, the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize has been awarded by Columbia University for outstanding
basic research in the fields of biology or biochemistry. The purpose of this award is to honor a scientific investigator, or
group of investigators, whose contributions to knowledge in either of these fields are deemed worthy of special recognition.
The Prize consists of an honorarium and a citation which are awarded at a special presentation event. Unless otherwise recommended
by the Prize Committee, the Prize is awarded annually.
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Recipients of the Horwitz Prize 2009
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Honoree:
Victor R. Ambros, Ph.D.
Co-Director, RNA Therapeutics Institute
Silverman Professor of Natural Sciences
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Event:
The 2009 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize Lectures
Lecture Topic:
"MicroRNAs in Development and Disease"
Date/Time/Location:
Tuesday,
November 17, 2009
12:00 noon
Davis Auditorium (Rm. 412), Schapiro Center (CEPSR)
530 West 120th Street
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Honoree:
Gary Ruvkun, Ph.D.
Professor of Genetics
Harvard Medical School
Event:
The 2009 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize Lectures
Lecture Topic:
"The Roles and Possibilities of Tiny RNAs"
Date/Time/Location:
Tuesday,
November 17, 2008
3:00 p.m.
P&S Alumni Auditorium
650 West 168th Street, First Floor
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