Extractions: Pezcoller-AACR Award for Research As a small child, Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D., wandered homeless through Trento, Italy, after the Nazis put his mother in a concentration camp. In May Capecchi, distinguished professor of human genetics and biology, co-chair of the U Department of Human Genetics, and an investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will return to Trento under happier circumstances. He will receive a cash prize for winning the 2003 Pezcoller Foundation-AACR (American Association for Cancer Research) International Award for Cancer Research. But his travels will not stop in Italy. After receiving the award in Trento, Capecchi will go to Israel to accept the 2002/03 Wolf Prize in Medicine-Israel's top honor in medical research. He'll share the Wolf Prize with two other distinguished researchersOliver Smithies of the University of North Carolina and Ralph R. Brinster of the University of Pennsylvania. Capecchi and Smithies, working independently, developed techniques for targeted gene mutation in mammals, enabling researchers to create strains of mice with mutations in virtually any gene. Brinster developed a way to modify genes in mice embryo by injecting the eggs with RNA. Announcement of the awards had Capecchi poring over a map of Northern Italy this week.
Extractions: Citation from the Wolf Foundation Jerusalem, Dec 9, 1996: John Archibald Wheeler, Professor Emeritus at Princeton and Texas universities, was named winner of the 1997 Wolf Prize in Physics, for developing the modern "black hole" theory. Wheeler served on the Princeton faculty from 1938 to 1976. He then "retired" to teach at the University of Texas in 1976, returning to Princeton in 1986. The Israeli-based Wolf Foundation announced today that Wheeler, world renowned scientist and teacher, will be honoured with the $100,000 Prize for "his seminal contributions to black hole physics, to quantum gravity, and to the theories of nuclear scattering and nuclear fission." After recognizing that any large collection of cold matter has no choice but to yield to the pull of gravity and undergo total collapse, Wheeler dubbed the resulting object a "black hole." Black holes have since become a focus in gravitation theory, astrophysics, and elementary particle theory, it was stated by the Wolf Prize Committee. John A. Wheeler (center) accepts congratulations from his Princeton colleagues Val Fitch and Arthur Wightman. Wheeler was also Wightman's PhD thesis advisor.
Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University - Israel And Wolf Prizes The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences. Israel and wolf prizeLaureates. Prof. Israel Prize in Physics, 1989 wolf prize in Physics, 1998 Prof. http://www.tau.ac.il/exact_sciences/prizes.html
Awards In Architecture http//www.gsd.harvard.edu/prizes/grn.html. The wolf prize The wolf prizein Arts is awarded by the Israeli Knesset to an architect every 4 years. http://www.tau.ac.il/arts/architecture1/library/Architectural_Awards.html
TSRI News Releases Go Back to News. Sharpless Wins wolf prize La Jolla, CA. January 16,2001 K. Barry Sharpless, Ph.D., WM Keck Professor of Chemistry http://www.scripps.edu/news/press/011601.html
Extractions: Sharpless Wins Wolf Prize La Jolla, CA. January 16, 2001 K. Barry Sharpless, Ph.D., W.M. Keck Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), has won the 2001 Wolf Prize in Chemistry. Sharpless, who has been with TSRI since 1990, is cited by the Wolf Prize jury for his "pioneering, creative, and crucial work in developing asymmetric catalysis for the synthesis of chiral molecules, greatly increasing mankind's ability to create new products of fundamental and practical importance." Chirality, or handedness, is the structural characteristic of a molecule that makes it impossible to superimpose it on its mirror image. Proteins, DNA, and carbohydrates are all chiral molecules: without the correct handedness, they will not function as the basic molecules of life. Many drugs must also be of correct chirality; indeed, in some cases, the wrong handedness can be toxic. In 1980, Sharpless reported a breakthrough in synthesizing chiral molecules. His method-the highly enantioselective epoxidation of allylic alcohols catalyzed by a titanium complex-is of broad scope and is now used routinely. More recently, Sharpless developed another useful method-the asymmetric dihydroxylation of alkenes catalyzed by an osmium complex. Sharpless shares the Wolf Prize with Professor Henri B. Kagan, University of Paris-South, France, and Professor Ryoji Noyori, Nagoya University, Japan, who worked independently in the same field.
The Scripps Research Institute - News And Views TSRI Professor Wins wolf prize in Chemistry. The Scripps Research Institute(TSRI) Professor K. Barry Sharpless, Ph.D., has won the http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews/e_20010129/wolf.html
Extractions: Chirality, or handedness, is the structural characteristic of a molecule that makes it impossible to superimpose it on its mirror image. Proteins, DNA, and carbohydrates are all chiral molecules: without the correct handedness, they will not function as the basic molecules of life. Many drugs must also be of correct chirality; indeed, in some cases, the wrong handedness can be toxic. Sharpless shares the Wolf Prize with Professor Henri B. Kagan, Ph.D., University of Paris-South, France, and Professor Ryoji Noyori, Ph.D., Nagoya University, Japan, who worked independently in the same field. Professor K. Barry Sharpless will receive his award from the president of the Israel in May. TSRI Directory Library Contact Us ... Past Issues
Leaders In Their Fields In fact, having won a Nobel Prize is the only attribute that disqualifiesa scientist or artist from being awarded the wolf prize. http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH0hpq0
Indian Rice Scientist Bags Wolf Prize 12th Jan 2000. Indian rice scientist bags wolf prize. Indian scientistDr. Gurdev S. Khush, working in the Manilabased International http://www.snsm.org.my/library/media/media_2000/000112.htm
Extractions: Indian scientist Dr. Gurdev S. Khush, working in the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute, has won this year's Wolf Prize for Agriculture, the Wolf Foundation has announced in Jerusalem. Khush will receive $100,000. Khush, 54, a fellow of the Royal Society in Britain, has been honored for his "extraordinary contribution to theoretical research in plant genetics, evolution and breeding, especially of rice, with regard to food production and alleviation of hunger". The Indian scientist has been able to produce more eco-friendly rice varieties resistant to several major insect pests, the Foundation said in its citation. His techniques also serve in studies of the origin and evolution of other grain crops. More than 300 varieties of rice developed under his leadership have been released as national program in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Ray Davis 0007 February 4, 2000. Brookhaven Lab Chemist Shares the 2000 wolf prizein Physics With University of Tokyo Scientist For Research on Neutrinos. http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/2000/bnlpr020400.html
Extractions: With University of Tokyo Scientist For Research on Neutrinos UPTON, NY - Raymond Davis Jr., whose career as a chemist spans 52 years at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, will share the 2000 Wolf Prize in Physics with Masatoshi Koshiba, University of Tokyo, Japan. The Wolf Foundation has recognized the scientists "for their pioneering observations of astronomical phenomena by detection of neutrinos, which created the emerging field of neutrino astronomy." The $100,000 prize, to be shared by the two scientists, will be conferred by the President of Israel, Ezer Weizman, at a special ceremony in Jerusalem on May 21. Davis was notified that he won the Wolf Prize while he was in Russia to receive the 1999 Bruno Pontecorvo Prize. Issued by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, the $1,000 Pontecorvo Prize was awarded to Davis "for the outstanding achievement in development of the chlorine-argon method for detection of solar neutrinos." This method was invented by Pontecorvo and Davis further developed it. "I have been interested in studying neutrinos since 1948, when I first read about them in a review article by H.R. Crane, a physicist at the University of Michigan," Davis said. "Back then, it was a brand new field of study. It has captivated me for more than half a century."
Indian Rice Scientist Wins Wolf Prize Indian rice scientist wins wolf prize. UNITED NEWS OF INDIA New Delhi,January 16 A professor AT Texas AM University has bagged http://www.financialexpress.com/fe/daily/20000117/fco17031.html
Extractions: Services Archives Advertise here Feedback UNITED NEWS OF INDIA New Delhi, January 16: A professor AT Texas AM University has bagged the year 2000 Wolf prize for chemistry, while an Indian working at the International Rice Research Institute won the award for agriculture.Texas AM Professor F Albert Cotton, 69, and Gurudev S Khush, 64, whose Institute is in The Philippines, each will receive US$1,00,000, the Wolf Foundation announced last week. ``Cotton is the pre-eminent inorganic chemist in the world,'' the prize jury wrote. He has opened up an entirely new phase of transition chemistry based on pairs and clusters of metal atoms directly linked by single or multiple bonds.'' His research has also influenced other fields, including molecular biology, solid-state, physics and geology, the jury wrote. Hailing from Punjab, Khush, a fellow of the Royal Society in Britain, was honoured for his extraordinary contribution to theoretical research in plant genetics, evolution and breeding, especially of rice, with regard to food production and alleviation of hunger.'' Khus hasbeen able to produce more eco-friendly rice varieties resistant to several major insect pests, the foundation said.
Bott Wins Israel's Wolf Foundation Prize In Mathematics According to the Wolf Foundation, the wolf prize has been awarded annually since1978 to outstanding scientists and artists for achievements in the interest http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2000/03.09/bott.html
Extractions: Raoul Bott According to the Wolf Foundation prize committee, Bott was selected for "his many fundamental contributions in topology and differential geometry and their application to Lie groups, differential operators and mathematical physics." As a leading figure in the field of differential geometry, Bott’s recent work has focused on the application of geometry to mathematical physics and vice versa, and particularly to the theory of strings. His first major contribution was the application of Morse theory to the topology of Lie groups, which led to the famous "periodicity theorems." He was a major contributor to the development of K-theory and also worked on Yang-Mills theory, moduli spaces of vector bundles, and elliptic genera. "Through his publications, his students, and his personal qualities, he has significantly influenced the mathematics of our times," the prize jury said in a statement announcing the winners. According to the Wolf Foundation, the Wolf Prize has been awarded annually since 1978 to outstanding scientists and artists for "achievements in the interest of mankind and friendly relations among peoples, irrespective of nationality, race, color, religion, sex or political view."
University Of Missouri: CAFNR News Archives Current News News Archives CAFNR Events Alumni News MU animal scientistto share in wolf prize for research on understanding pregnancy January 8, 2003. http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/cafnr/showarc.asp?story_num=2077&iln=114
Office Of Public Affairs At Yale - News Release For Immediate Release Feb. 5, 1999. 2/5/99 Yale Mathematician ReceivesPrestigious wolf prize, An International Award from Israel. http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/99-02-05-04.all.html
Extractions: CONTACT: Cynthia L. Atwood, (203) 432-1326 #187 For Immediate Release: Feb. 5, 1999 New Haven, CT Laszlo Lovasz , the William K. Lanman Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics at Yale University, has been named as a co-recipient of the 1999 Wolf Prize, Israel's most prestigious international award. The Wolf Prize is presented each year by the president of Israel for outstanding achievements in science (chemistry, physics, medicine, agriculture and mathematics) and the arts. It is sponsored by the Israel-based Wolf Foundation, which was established in 1975 by diplomat and philanthropist Ricardo Wolf During the Wolf Prize's 20-year history, 17 recipients have gone on to win the Nobel Prize. Israeli President Ezer Weizman will present this year's award to Lovasz and Princeton professor Elias M. Stein at a reception in Jerusalem in May. Lovasz has been honored with the Wolf Prize in mathematics for his contributions to combinatorics, the branch of mathematics that deals with such problems as determining the shortest possible route between a number of cities. A Yale faculty member since 1993, Lovasz is a specialist in discrete mathematics, in particular its application in the theory of algorithms and the theory of computing. In addition to more than 200 research papers and four monographs, he is the author of the books "Geometric Algorithms and Combinatorial Optimization" (with
Yale Bulletin And Calendar - News Lovász honored with wolf prize. Lászlo During the wolf prize's 20yearhistory, 17 recipients have gone on to win the Nobel Prize. Israeli http://www.yale.edu/opa/v27.n19/story1.html
Currents--University Of Rochester Alumnus to share wolf prize in physics. Rochester Nearly half of all previouswinners of the wolf prize have subsequently won the Nobel. This http://www.rochester.edu/pr/Currents/V28/V28N05/story05.html
Extractions: - Select a Section - Living at the College Learning at the College Admission to the College Athletics Eastman School of Music School of Medicine and Dentistry School of Nursing Simon School Warner School About Us Graduate Studies Information Technology Services Libraries Medical Center Memorial Art Gallery Research Strong Health System Working at the University Directory Index Contact University Events Calendar News Giving Contents Previous article Next article In Brief ... Mail Rochester alumnus will share the 2000 Wolf Prize in physicsa prize second only to the Nobel Prize in prestigefor his discovery of the mass of the neutrino, a fundamental particle that has ramifications for the understanding of fusion and the birth of the universe. Masatoshi Koshiba, who earned his doctorate from the University in 1955, will accept the prize from the president of Israel on Sunday, May 21. Nearly half of all previous winners of the Wolf Prize have subsequently won the Nobel. "This is a great honor to have one of our alumni recognized this way," said Arie Bodek, chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. "His work lays a cornerstone of physics for the next century." The $100,000 prize will go to Koshiba, professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, and Raymond Davis, Jr., of the University of Pennsylvania, who collaborated on the discovery. In 1967, Davis built the first experiment to detect neutrinos produced by the sun, and Koshiba recently built a much larger detector in Japan that showed that neutrinos have mass. The findings were announced in 1998 to great excitement in the scientific community.
DanforthCenter.org DANFORTH CENTER PRESIDENT ROGER N. BEACHY NAMED CORECIPIENT OF PRESTIGIOUSwolf prize IN AGRICULTURE FOR 2001. January 8, 2001, St. http://www.danforthcenter.org/newsmedia/NewsDetail.asp?nid=53
Sammlungen The Reinhart Wolf photographische Stiftung has awarded the Reinhart wolf prize annuallysince 1991 as an impetus and reward for young photographers who strive http://www.mkg-hamburg.de/english/ausstell/99_wolf/
Extractions: [Überblick] [Vorschau] [Historie] REINHART-WOLF-PRIZE 1998 (Februar 12 to March 21, 1999) The Reinhart Wolf photographische Stiftung has awarded the Reinhart Wolf Prize annually since 1991 as an impetus and reward for young photographers who strive to achieve a new photographic vision in the manner of Reinhart Wolf, who died in 1988. The prize includes an endowment of 10,000 DM and ten honors are conferred. Pamphlet. "Spring Collection" is the title which Alexander Obst, the winner of this year´s Reinhart Wolf´s photography contest, has given to a tableau of 24 shots with which he finished his studies of photography at the Staatliche Fachakademie for Photodesign in Munich. 24 young men and women, some of them posing in an androgynous way, face the visitor from a neutral background. Formal strength corresponds with the appearance of these "cool" looking models: photography becomes a medium thal allows you to present yourself as a star. [Überblick] [Vorschau] [Historie]
The Bryan-College Station Eagle>A&M News January 14, 2003. A M associate vice chancellor awarded wolf prize. Staffand Wire Report Bazer. Fuller W. Bazer, associate vice chancellor http://www.theeagle.com/aandmnews/011203wolfprize.htm
Columbia Missourian: Scientific Breakthrough MU biochemist, animal scientist wins wolf prize. Roberts will receive the WolfPrize on May 11 at a ceremony in the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem. http://digmo.org:8080/digmo.nsf/slugs/0112science
Extractions: R. J. ORIEZ/Missourian MU biochemist Michael Roberts talks about his role in the discorvery of interferon-tau, a protein vital to the early development of cow and sheep embryos, for which he is being awarded the prestigious Wolf Prize. There is just enough space for a writing table covered with academic journals, brochures and papers in the small neon-lighted office adjacent to Lab No. 158 in MU's Animal Science Center. It is the workplace of MU biochemist and animal scientist R. Michael Roberts, who learned last week that he was awarded this year's Wolf Prize in agriculture for his findings on early pregnancy in cattle. "It is the most prestigious award worldwide in agriculture. It's a great honor for the department, the college and the university," said Michael Smith, leader of the animal science unit, who told Roberts about the award Wednesday. "He was overwhelmed, he really was. He knew how competitive it would be." "In the past I have always plowed some personal honoraria back into my research program. However, my wife wants me to stimulate the economy and replace my 1985 Toyota," Roberts said.
Record Article wolf prize in Agriculture goes to biology's Beachy. By Tony FitzpatrickFebruary 2, 2001. The Israelbased Wolf Foundation has announced http://wupa.wustl.edu/record/archive/2001/02-02-01/articles/beachy.html
Extractions: Beachy: Honored biologist Beachy, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, "is a recognized expert in plant virology and biotechnology of plants, having established principles for genetic engineering of plants, making them resistant to viral diseases," the jury stated. "He is undoubtedly at the forefront of the plant biotechnology revolution." Beachy received a Ph.D. in 1973 from Michigan State University. He formerly was research associate at the Department of Plant Pathology and USDA Nutrition Laboratory, Cornell University in New York. From 1978 to 1991, Beachy was on the faculty at Washington University, initially as professor of biology, and since 1986, as director of the Center for Plant Science and Biotechnology. In 1991 he was appointed as professor and head of the Division of Plant Biology at the Scripps Research Institute in LaJolla, Calif., where he worked until 1999. Beachy returned to St. Louis as president of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and professor of biology at the University. "Because he is a faculty member of our Department of Biology, we are especially proud of Roger's tremendous accomplishments in the area of viral disease resistance and its impact on world agriculture," said Ralph S. Quatrano, Ph.D., Spencer T. Olin Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology. "It is also noteworthy that much of the initial basic work done by Roger was during his tenure as a young faculty member here at Washington University. This is an honor he richly deserves."
