The William C. Rose Award given by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is a learned society that was founded on December 26, 1906 at a meeting organized by John Jacob Abel...

 recognizes outstanding contributions to biochemical and molecular biological research and a demonstrated commitment to the training of younger scientists, as epitomized by the late American

United States

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 nutritionist

Nutritionist

A nutritionist is a person who advises on matters of food and nutrition impacts on health. Different professional terms are used in different countries, employment settings and contexts — some examples include: nutrition scientist, public health nutritionist, dietitian-nutritionist, clinical...

 William Cumming Rose

William Cumming Rose

William Cumming Rose was an American nutritionist whose research in the 1930s discovered the essential amino acid threonine....

. The nominations are filed by the Society members, but the nominees need not be ASBMB members.

Past Recipients

The past recipients of the award include:

• 2008 - John D. Scott
• 2007 - Susan S. Taylor
• 2006 - William L. Smith
• 2005 - Frederick Guengerich
• 2004 - Sunney I. Chan
• 2003 - Jack E. Dixon
• 2002 - Gordon Hammes
• 2001 - Marc W. Kirschner
• 2000 - Rowena G. Matthews
• 1999 Richard W. Hanson
• 1998 - Robert D. Simoni
• 1997 - Charles Yanofsky
• 1996 - Julius Adler
• 1995 - Celia White Tabor & Herbert Tabor
• 1994 - Robert H. Abeles
• 1993 - Irving M. Klotz
• 1992 - Eugene P. Kennedy
• 1991 - Robert L. Hill
• 1990 - Harland G. Wood
• 1989 - Paul D. Boyer
• 1988 - Henry A. Lardy
• 1987 - Thressa C. Stadtman
• 1986 - Irwin C. Gunsalus
• 1985 - Esmond E. Snell
• 1984 - Alton Meister
• 1983 - Robert T. Schimke
• 1982 - Hector F. DeLuca
• 1981 - M. Daniel Lane
• 1980 - Bert L. Vallee
• 1979 - Minor J. Coon