Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center

Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research

Rosenstiel MedalIn 1971, the Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research was established as an expression of the conviction that educational institutions have an important role to play in the encouragement and development of basic science as it applies to medicine.

Medals are presented annually at Brandeis University on the basis of recommendations of a panel of outstanding, Boston-area scientists appointed by the Director of the Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center. Awards are given to scientists for recent discoveries of particular originality and importance to basic medical research. A cash prize and a medallion accompanies each award.

Since its inception, Brandeis University has placed great emphasis on basic science and its relationship to medicine. With the formation of the Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, made possible by the generosity of Lewis S. Rosenstiel in 1968, research in basic medical science has been significantly expanded. These awards are viewed as a means of extending the Center’s support beyond the campus community.

53rd (2023) Winner

for his pioneering work in the development of cryo-electron tomography and his insights into the structures and functions of the protein quality control machinery

Wolfgang BaumeisterDirector and Scientific Member emeritus
Department of Molecular Structural Biology
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Martinsried, Germany