Salk Scientist Ronald M. Evans Wins 2012 Wolf Prize in Medicine
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
Salk Institute scientist Ronald Evans has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious 2012 Wolf Prize in Medicine, Israel's highest award for achievements benefiting mankind. According to the Wolf Prize jury, Evans was selected for his discovery of the gene super-family encoding nuclear receptors and elucidating the mechanism of action of this class of receptors.