Dr. Rakesh K. Jain: recipient of National Medal of Science 2015

President Barack Obama is going to honor Dr. Rakesh K. Jain with National Medal of science for his research on tumors.He is an Indian-American professor at Harvard Medical School and director of tumor biology laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital. The medal will be presented to him at a White House ceremony early next year.
National Medal of Science
- The National Medal of Science was created by statute in 1959 and is administered for the White House by the National Science Foundation.
- It is awarded annually.
- It is given to individuals those who have made outstanding contributions to science and engineering.