Dickson Prize

The Dickson Prize in Medicine and the Dickson Prize in Science were both established in 1969 by Joseph Z. Dickson and Agnes Fischer Dickson.

The Dickson Prize in Medicine is awarded annually by the University of Pittsburgh and recognizes US citizens who have made "significant, progressive contributions" to medicine.^[1] The award includes $50,000, a bronze medal, and the Dickson Prize Lecture.^[2]

Recipients

Source: University of Pittsburgh

1971 Earl W. Sutherland Jr.
1972 Solomon A. Berson and Rosalyn S. Yalow
1973 John H. Gibbon Jr.^[3]
1974 Stephen W. Kuffler
1975 Elizabeth F. Neufeld
1976 Frank J. Dixon
1977 Roger Guillemin
1978 Paul Greengard
1979 Bert W. O'Malley
1980 David H. Hubel and Torsten N. Wiesel
1981 Philip Leder
1982 Francis H. Ruddle
1983 Eric R. Kandel
1984 Solomon H. Snyder
1985 Robert C. Gallo
1986 J. Michael Bishop
1987 Elvin A. Kabat
1988 Leroy E. Hood
1989 Bernard Moss
1990 Ernst Knobil
1991 Phillip A. Sharp
1992 Francis Sellers Collins
1993 Stanley B. Prusiner
1994 Bert Vogelstein
1995 Ronald M. Evans
1996 Philippa Marrack
1997 Ed Harlow and Eric Steven Lander
1998 Richard D. Klausner
1999 James E. Darnell Jr.
2000 Elizabeth H. Blackburn (Dickson Prize Lecture, April 13, 2000: "Telomere Capping and Cell Proliferation"^[4])
2001 Robert G. Roeder (Dickson Prize Lecture, September 12, 2001: "Regulation of Transcription in Human Cells: Complexities and Challenges")^[5]
2002 C. David Allis (Dickson Prize Lecture, September 18, 2002: "Translating the Histone Code: A Tale of Tails")^[6]
2003 Susan L. Lindquist (Dickson Prize Lecture, September 24, 2003: "Protein Conformation as a Pathway to Understanding Cellular Processes, Disease and Bio-Inspired Materials"^[7])
2004 Elaine Fuchs (Dickson Prize Lecture, 2004: "Skin Stem Cells and Their Lineages"^[8])
2005 Ronald W. Davis (Dickson Prize Lecture, 2005: "New Genomic Technology for Yeast Applied to Clinical Medicine"^[9])
2006 Roger D. Kornberg (Dickson Prize Lecture, October 5, 2006: "Chromatin and Transcription"^[10])
2007 Carol W. Greider (Dickson Prize Lecture, October 11, 2007: "Telomerase and the Consequences of Telomere Dysfunction"^[11])
2008 Randy W. Schekman (Dickson Prize Lecture, "Dissecting the Secretion Process: From Basic Mechanism to Human Disease"^[12])
2009 Victor Ambros (Dickson Prize Lecture, "MicroRNAs, from Model Organisms to Human Biology."^[13])
2010 Stephen J. Elledge
2011 J. Craig Venter
2012 Brian J. Druker
2013 Huda Y. Zoghbi (Dickson Prize lecture, Thursday, October 3, 2013: "Rett Syndrome and MECP2 Disorders: From the Clinic to Genes and Neurobiology.")^[14]
2014 Jeffrey I. Gordon^[15]
2015 Karl Deisseroth^[16]
2016 Jennifer Doudna
2017 David M. Sabatini
2018 Bonnie Bassler
2019 Ruslan Medzhitov
2020 James J. Collins
2021 Cynthia Kenyon
2022 Carolyn Bertozzi
2023 Clifford Brangwynne
2024 Leslie B. Vosshall^[17]

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The Dickson Prize in Science is awarded annually by Carnegie Mellon University and recognizes those who "have made the most progress in the scientific field in the United States for the year in question."^[18] The award is dated by the year in which it was announced, which is often the year before the lecture occurs.^[19]

Recipients

Source: Carnegie Mellon University

1970–71 Richard Bellman
1971–72 George Palade and Keith Roberts Porter
1972–73 Francis L. Ver Snyder [Wikidata]
1973–74 Elias J. Corey
1974–75 David H. Geiger, civil engineering
1975–76 – not awarded
1976–77 – not awarded
1977–78 John H. Sinfelt
1978–79 Seymour Benzer
1979–80 – not awarded
1980–81 John Werner Cahn
1981–82 – not awarded
1982–83 Harden M. McConnell
1983–84 Edward Fredkin
1985–86 Norman Davidson
1986–87 Benjamin Widom
1987–88 Mitchell Feigenbaum
1988–89 Joan A. Steitz
1989–90 Richard E. Dickerson
1990–91 F. Sherwood Rowland
1991–92 David Botstein
1992–93 Paul Lauterbur
1993–94 Vera Rubin
1994–95 Raymond Kurzweil
1995–96 Leland Hartwell
1996–97 John P. Hirth [Wikidata]
1997–98 Walter Alvarez
1998–99 Peter Shor, 25th recipient (Dickson Lecture, November 8, 1999, "Quantum Computing")
1999–2000 Howard Raiffa (Dickson Lecture, Tue. April 4, 2000: "Analytical Roots of a Decision Scientist"
2000–01 Alexander Pines (Dickson Lecture, April 11, 2001: "Some Magnetic Moments"^[20]
2001–02 Carver Mead (Dickson Lecture, March 19, 2002: "The Coming Revolution in Photography")^[21]
2002–03 Robert Langer (Dickson Lecture, February 26, 2003: "Biomaterials And How They Will Change Our Lives")
2003–04 Marc W. Kirschner (Dickson Lecture, March 30, 2004: "Timing the Inner Cell Cycle")^[22]
2004–05 George Whitesides (Dickson Lecture, March 28, 2005: "Assumptions: If common assumptions about the modern world break down, then what could science and technology make happen?")
2005–06 David Haussler (Dickson Lecture, March 9, 2006: "Ultraconserved elements, living fossil transposons, and rapid bursts of change: reconstructing the uneven evolutionary history of the human genome"
2006–07 Jared Diamond (Dickson Lecture, March 26, 2007: "Collapse")^[23]
2007–08 Jean Fréchet
2008–09 Richard M. Karp
2009–10 Saul Perlmutter (Dickson Lecture, March 17, 2010: "Stalking Dark Energy & the Mystery of the Accelerating Universe")
2010–11 David A. Tirrell
2011–12 Marvin L. Cohen (March 8, 2012: "Einstein, Condensed Matter Physics, Nanoscience & Superconductivity")
2012–13 François M. M. Morel (March 12, 2013: "Ocean Acidification: Causes, Time Scales & Consequences")^[24]
2013–14 Karl Deisseroth (February 3, 2014: "Illuminating the Brain")
2014–15 Joseph M. DeSimone (February 16, 2015: "Breakthroughs in Imprint Lithography and 3D Additive Fabrication")
2015 Judea Pearl (February 29, 2016 : "Science, Counterfactuals and Free Will") ^[25]
2016 Chad A. Mirkin (February 2, 2017 : "Nanotechnology: Small Things Matter")
2017 Jennifer Doudna (February 1, 2018: "CRISPR Systems: Nature's Toolkit for Genome Editing"^[26])^[27]
2018 Emery N. Brown (January 31, 2019: "The Dynamics of the Unconscious Brain Under General Anesthesia") ^[28]^[29]
2019 Geraldine Richmond (February 11, 2020: "Surf, Sink or Swim: Understanding Environmentally Important Processes at Water Surfaces")^[30]
2020 Lucy Shapiro
2021 Geoffrey Hinton
2022 Richard Aslin
2023 Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
2024 Gilda A. Barabino^[31]

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List of medicine awards

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"About the Dickson Prize in Medicine". The Dickson Prize in Medicine. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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Finding Aid to the John H. Gibbon Papers, 1903–1956, including the Dickson Prize Talk Archived August 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
[4]
University of Pittsburgh, University Times, v.32, n.16 (April 13, 2000). Archived September 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
[5]
"Science 2001 Dickson Prize Lecturer". Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
[6]
Science 2002 Schedule Archived June 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (PDF).
[7]
Whitehead Institute press release Archived September 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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Dickson Prize, 2004
[9]
Dickson Prize, 2005
[10]
"Medical News Today". Archived from the original on November 24, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
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Dickson Prize in Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
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Dickson Prize in Medicine, 2008
[13]
Dickson Prize in Medicine, 2009
[14]
"Huda Y. Zoghbi, M.D., Will Receive Pitt's Dickson Prize at Science 2013—Convergence". UPMC Life Changing Medicine. UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences. July 5, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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"Jeffrey I. Gordon, M.D., Will Receive Pitt's Dickson Prize at Science 2014—Sustain It!". UPMC Life Changing Medicine. UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences. July 17, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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"2015 Dickson Prize Winner". The Dickson Prize in Medicine. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
[17]
"2024 Dickson Prize Winner". University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
[18]
"The Dickson Prize in Science". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
[19]
"Dickson Prize Past Winners". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
[20]
Thomas, Teresa S. (March 22, 2001). "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Researcher Alexander Pines To Receive Dickson Prize in Science From Carnegie Mellon". Carnegie Mellon Media Relations. Carnegie Mellon University. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
[21]
Towey, Laine (March 8, 2002). "Microelectronics Pioneer Carver Mead Wins $47,000 Dickson Prize". Carnegie Mellon News. Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
[22]
Ward, Lauren. "Carnegie Mellon to Award Dickson Prize to Top Cell Biologist". Carnegie Mellon Media Relations. Carnegie Mellon University. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
[23]
Potts, Jonathan (March 5, 2007). "Award-Winning Author, Scientist Jared Diamond To Receive Carnegie Mellon's Dickson Prize". Carnegie Mellon University. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
[24]
Ocean Acidification: Causes, Time Scales and Consequences – 2012 Dickson Prize Lecture
[25]
http://www.cmu.edu/dickson-prize/ Carnegie Mellon University, Dickson Prize in Science Honoring Judea Pearl
[26]
"CRISPR Systems: Nature's Toolkit for Genome Editing". www.youtube.com. February 2018. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
[27]
"Past Winners". www.cmu.edu. Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
[28]
"The 2018 Dickson Prize Recipient". www.cmu.edu. Carnegie Mellon University. Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
[29]
"Dickson Prize in Science Page". www.cmu.edu. Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
[30]
Panko, Ben (February 7, 2020). "Chemist and Advocate Geraldine Richmond Awarded Dickson Prize in Science". cmu.edu. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
[31]
"Announcing the 2024 Recipient of the Dickson Prize in Science". Carnegie Mellon University. September 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

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[DicksonMedicine-1] [1]
"Dickson Prize in Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh". The Dickson Prize in Medicine. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

[AboutMedicine-2] [2]
"About the Dickson Prize in Medicine". The Dickson Prize in Medicine. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

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Finding Aid to the John H. Gibbon Papers, 1903–1956, including the Dickson Prize Talk Archived August 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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University of Pittsburgh, University Times, v.32, n.16 (April 13, 2000). Archived September 20, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

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"Science 2001 Dickson Prize Lecturer". Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2008.

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Science 2002 Schedule Archived June 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (PDF).

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Whitehead Institute press release Archived September 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

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Dickson Prize, 2004

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Dickson Prize, 2005

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"Medical News Today". Archived from the original on November 24, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2007.

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Dickson Prize in Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

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Dickson Prize in Medicine, 2008

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Dickson Prize in Medicine, 2009

[Zoghbi-14] [14]
"Huda Y. Zoghbi, M.D., Will Receive Pitt's Dickson Prize at Science 2013—Convergence". UPMC Life Changing Medicine. UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences. July 5, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

[Gordon-15] [15]
"Jeffrey I. Gordon, M.D., Will Receive Pitt's Dickson Prize at Science 2014—Sustain It!". UPMC Life Changing Medicine. UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences. July 17, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

[Deisseroth-16] [16]
"2015 Dickson Prize Winner". The Dickson Prize in Medicine. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

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"2024 Dickson Prize Winner". University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[CMUAward-18] [18]
"The Dickson Prize in Science". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

[CMUList-19] [19]
"Dickson Prize Past Winners". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

[Pines-20] [20]
Thomas, Teresa S. (March 22, 2001). "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Researcher Alexander Pines To Receive Dickson Prize in Science From Carnegie Mellon". Carnegie Mellon Media Relations. Carnegie Mellon University. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

[Mead-21] [21]
Towey, Laine (March 8, 2002). "Microelectronics Pioneer Carver Mead Wins $47,000 Dickson Prize". Carnegie Mellon News. Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

[Kirschner-22] [22]
Ward, Lauren. "Carnegie Mellon to Award Dickson Prize to Top Cell Biologist". Carnegie Mellon Media Relations. Carnegie Mellon University. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

[Diamond-23] [23]
Potts, Jonathan (March 5, 2007). "Award-Winning Author, Scientist Jared Diamond To Receive Carnegie Mellon's Dickson Prize". Carnegie Mellon University. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

[24] [24]
Ocean Acidification: Causes, Time Scales and Consequences – 2012 Dickson Prize Lecture

[25] [25]
http://www.cmu.edu/dickson-prize/ Carnegie Mellon University, Dickson Prize in Science Honoring Judea Pearl

[Jennifer_Doudna_CRISPR_Talk-26] [26]
"CRISPR Systems: Nature's Toolkit for Genome Editing". www.youtube.com. February 2018. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[Jennifer_Doudna_Dickson_Prize_Award_2018-27] [27]
"Past Winners". www.cmu.edu. Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[Emery_Brown_2018_Dickson_Science_Prize-28] [28]
"The 2018 Dickson Prize Recipient". www.cmu.edu. Carnegie Mellon University. Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[Dickson_Prize_Main_Page_with_Info_on_Brown's_Talk-29] [29]
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Panko, Ben (February 7, 2020). "Chemist and Advocate Geraldine Richmond Awarded Dickson Prize in Science". cmu.edu. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

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"Announcing the 2024 Recipient of the Dickson Prize in Science". Carnegie Mellon University. September 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

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