Rita R. Colwell

Recipient
Year
Citation

Rita R.
Colwell

Distinguished Professor

University of Maryland
2006
Biology

For her in-depth research that has contributed to a greater understanding of the ecology,
physiology, and evolution of marine microbes, most notably Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent
of pandemic cholera, and which has elucidated critical links between environmental and human
health.

Awarded by President George W. Bush in a White House ceremony on July 27, 2007.