JoAnne
Stubbe
Novartis Professor of Chemistry & Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2008
Chemistry & Materials
For her ground-breaking experiments establishing the mechanisms of ribonucleotide reductases, polyester synthases, and natural product DNA cleavers ? compelling demonstrations of the power of chemical investigations to solve problems in biology.
Presented by President Barack H. Obama in the East Room of the White House on October 7, 2009.