James E.
Darnell
Vincent Astor Professor and Head, Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology
Rockefeller University
2002
Biology
For his seminal scientific discoveries related to gene expression in animal cells, including pathways of RNA processing and signal transduction from the cell surface to genes in the nucleus, and for his contributions as a scientific educator
Presented by President George W. Bush in a White House East Room ceremony on November 6, 2003.