| 2009 |
 |
Cecilia Clementi |
Rice University |
For her fundamental contributions to the understanding of the molecular biophysics of protein dynamics. |
| 2008 |
 |
Francis T.F. Tsai |
Baylor College of Medicine |
For his innovative work on determining three-dimensional structures of molecular chaperones and multi-component protein assemblies involved in transcription regulation. |
| 2007 |
 |
Patrick G. Harran |
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas |
For his contributions to the synthesis of biologically important molecules. |
| 2006 |
 |
Paul S. Cremer |
Texas A&M University |
For his important contributions to the interdisciplinary field of biological surface chemistry. |
| 2005 |
 |
Zhijian "James" Chen |
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas |
For his discovery of an unanticipated regulatory role for protein ubiquitination in signal transduction. |
| 2004 |
 |
Jianpeng Ma |
Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University |
For his contributions to biochemistry, biophysics and structural biology. |
| 2003 |
 |
Xiaodong Wang |
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas |
For his work in the field of biochemistry, especially concerning the understanding of the process of apoptosis. |
| 2002 |
 |
Andrew R. Barron |
Rice University |
For his work in the field of inorganic chemistry, especially in the formation of inorganic-organic hybrid materials. |
