Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize

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The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize is a prestigious Columbia University award recognizing outstanding basic research in biology and biochemistry that often precedes a Nobel Prize.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Columbia University award
biomedical research award
science award
administeredBy Columbia University Irving Medical Center
awardCeremonyLocation Columbia University
awardedForWorkType basic research
fundamental discoveries in biochemistry
fundamental discoveries in biology
awardFor outstanding basic research in biochemistry
outstanding basic research in biology
country United States
discipline cell biology
genetics
immunology
life sciences
molecular biology
neuroscience
eligibility individual researchers
research teams
field biochemistry
biology
biomedicine
firstAwarded 1967
frequency annual
hasPart Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize lecture
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize medal
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize monetary award
hasReputation Nobel predictor in life sciences
inception 1967
location New York City
namedAfter Louisa Gross Horwitz
notableFor high correlation with later Nobel Prize in Chemistry
high correlation with later Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
officialLanguage English
presentedBy Columbia University
selectionCriteria impact on basic biological knowledge
scientific originality
scientific significance
sponsor Columbia University
typicalNumberOfLaureatesPerYear 1 to 3
website https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/research/louisa-gross-horwitz-prize


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