The R. Bruce Merrifield Award

Endowed by Dr. Rao Makineni (1997)

The Merrifield Award, presented at the biennial symposia, recognizes the lifetime achievement of a peptide scientist, whose work exemplifies the highest level of scientific creativity.

You may nominate an individual by electronically submitting a primary nomination letter (1,000 word limit), secondary (supporting) letter (500 word limit), and nominee's curriculum vitae to the APS Awards Committee Chair, Samuel H. Gellman, at gellman@chem.wisc.edu prior to September 1, 2008. This award will be presented during the 21st APS Symposium to be held in Bloomington, Indiana in June 2009.

2007	Isabella Karle	Naval Research Laboratory, D.C.
2005	Richard A. Houghten	Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies
2003	William F. DeGrado	University of Pennsylvania
2001	Garland R. Marshall	Washington University Medical School, St. Louis
1999	Daniel H. Rich	University of Wisconsin, Madison
1997	Shumpei Sakakibara	Peptide Institute, Inc.
1995	John M. Stewart	University of Colorado, Denver
1993	Victor J. Hruby	University of Arizona
1991	Daniel F. Veber	Merck Sharp & Dohme
1989	Murray Goodman	University of California, San Diego
1987	Choh Hao Li	University of California, San Francisco
1985	Robert Schwyzer	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
1983	Ralph F. Hirschmann	Merck Sharp & Dohme
1981	Klaus Hofmann	University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
1979	Bruce Merrifield	The Rockefeller University
1977	Miklos Bodanszky	Case Western Reserve University

Previously, the Alan E. Pierce Award sponsored by the Pierce Chemical Company (1977-1995). The Merrifield Award was established in 1997 by an endowment from Rao Makineni.