Marvin Caruthers CU-Boulder Chemistry Professor, Biotech Pioneer Honored With National Medal Of Science

CU-Boulder Chemistry Professor, Biotech Pioneer Honored With National Medal Of Science
University of Colorado at Boulder chemistry and biochemistry Professor Marvin Caruthers will receive the nation's highest accolade for scientific achievement, the National Medal of Science, during a White House ceremony next week.

One of CU-Boulder's Distinguished Professors, Caruthers is a biotechnology pioneer and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences.

He is one of eight 2006 National Medal of Science award winners and five 2006 National Medal of Technology winners announced yesterday by President George W. Bush. The president will honor Caruthers and all of the other laureates in Washington, D.C., on Friday, July 27.

"This is indeed a great honor. Receiving the National Medal of Science demonstrates how the University of Colorado continues to provide an excellent environment and academic climate for basic research at the cutting edge of science," said Caruthers, who has taught in the university's chemistry and biochemistry department for 34 years