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Year
2005
Subject
Life Science
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
University of California, San Francisco | San Francisco, California
Citation
For her advancements in understanding how the cell preserves the ends of chromosomes--telomeres--while replicating its DNA. Her breakthroughs in understanding the protective role of telomeres have increased our understanding of aging and cancer.
Year
2016
Subject
Physics
Award
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Affiliation
NASA Ames Research Center │ Moffett Field, California
Citation
For his vision and perseverance in developing techniques for measuring the brightness of stars to unprecedented accuracy, and for providing the scientific leadership for NASA’s Kepler space mission, which discovered thousands of planetary systems and demonstrated that Earth-sized exoplanets are as common as stars.
Year
2022
Subject
Leadership
Award
Bower Award for Business Leadership
Affiliation
Pfizer Inc. │ New York, New York
Citation
With Stéphane Bancel and Alex Gorsky, for their collective leadership during the COVID-19 crisis, principally the development and distribution of exceptionally effective vaccines on an unprecedented timescale.
Notes:
- "Franklin" Medals are not the same as "Benjamin Franklin" Medals. The Benjamin Franklin Medal was initiated in 1998 to represent the combined legacies of several historic medals, including the Franklin Medal.
- The Scott Medal is awarded by the City of Philadelphia. Prior to 1920, the Institute's Committee on Science and the Arts selected the medalists and the Scott Medals were presented on Awards Day at The Franklin Institute.
- For more information about The Franklin Institute Awards program, contact the Awards Program Director at awards@fi.edu.