Huda
Akil
University of Michigan
2023
People & Society
For pioneering contributions to our understanding of the brain biology of emotions. Her seminal discoveries of the molecular, neural, genetic, and behavioral mechanisms of pain, substance abuse, and depression have helped identify novel targets for treatments, strengthening our Nation’s public health, including the fight to end the opioid epidemic.
Presented by President Biden at a White House Ceremony on October 24, 2023.