David G
Nathan
Physician-in-Chief and Robert A. Stranahan Professor of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
1990
Biology
For his contributions to the understanding of the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of thalassemia; for his contributions to the understanding of disorders of red cell permeability; for his contributions to the understanding of the regulation of erythropoiesis; and for his contributions to the raining of a generation of hematologists and oncologists.
Presented by President Bush at a White House East Room Ceremony on November 13, 1990.