President Obama Honors Outstanding Early-Career NIH Scientists

Monday, December 23, 2013

President Obama has chosen 20 NIH scientists for this year’s Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government to outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers. Of the 20 NIH honorees, 17 are new investigators working at institutions around the nation. The others have positions in the NIH Intramural Programs.