2008 Horwitz Prize Awarded for Protein Folding, DNA Structure
Monday, October 13, 2008 - 23:35
in Biology & Nature
Columbia will award the 2008 Horwitz Prize to noted biologists Ulrich Hartl and Arthur Horwich for their work in expanding fundamental understanding of protein folding, and its role in Alzheimer's and other life-threatening diseases. Rosalind Franklin will be honored posthumously for her contributions to the structure of DNA.