The Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science

2022 Nemmers Prize in Medical Science Recipient
Jeremy Nathans
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
For his landmark discoveries into the molecular mechanisms of visual system development, function and disease
Jeremy Nathans, MD, PhD, an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, known for his landmark discoveries into the molecular mechanisms of visual system development, function and disease. More »

2018 Nemmers Prize in Medical Science Recipient
Stuart Orkin
Harvard Medical School
For his influential work on blood disorders.
Dr. Stuart H. Orkin, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Boston Children's Hospital and professor at Harvard Medical School is known for his landmark discoveries into blood cell development and the genetic basis of blood disorders. More »

2016 Nemmers Prize in Medical Science Recipient
Huda Zoghbi
Baylor College of Medicine
For her groundbreaking research on Rett syndrome and other neurological disorders.
Zoghbi's specialties are pediatrics, molecular and human genetics, and neurology and neuroscience. She is known for her work regarding Rett syndrome and spinocerebellar ataxias. More »