| The Pearl Meister Greengard Prize | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Accomplishments of outstanding women scientists. |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | The Rockefeller University |
| First awarded | 2004 |
| Website | Pearl Meister Greengard Prize |
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.
- ^ Pearl Meister Greengard Prize website Archived August 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, The Rockefeller University.
- ^ Dreifus, Claudia, "He Turned His Nobel Into a Prize for Women," New York Times. Retrieved on September 26, 2006.
- ^ "Betsy Hanson, "The Birth of an Award." Benchmarks". Rockefeller University. December 17, 2004. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2006.
- ^ Gardner, Ralph (December 22, 2014). "The Mind and Its Mysteries". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ Friebe, Richard. "How Nobel Winners Spend Their Prize Money: Paul Greengard". Time magazine. Retrieved March 9, 2018.