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.