Daniel E.
Koshland, Jr.
Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Editor,Science Magazine
University of California, Berkeley
1990
Biology
For profoundly influencing the understanding of how proteins function through his induced-fit model of enzyme actrion. His incisive analysis of bacterial chemotaxis has led to a deeper understanding of the molecular basis of memory and adaptation.
Presented by President Bush at a White House East Room Ceremony on November 13, 1990.