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Ralph F. Hirschmann Award

The Ralph F. Hirschmann Award in Peptide Chemistry is presented by the American Chemical Society in recognition of outstanding contributions to peptide chemistry. While administered by the ACS, this prestigious award is closely associated with the American Peptide Society and the peptide research community.

Named after Ralph F. Hirschmann, a pioneering medicinal chemist who made fundamental contributions to peptide synthesis and drug discovery, this award honors researchers who have advanced the field of peptide chemistry through innovative research.

Recipients

2020s

Paramjit Arora
2024 Paramjit Arora
New York University
Samuel Stupp
2022 Samuel Stupp
Northwestern University
Alanna Schepartz
2020 Alanna Schepartz
University of California, Berkeley

2010s

Lila Gierash
2018 Lila M. Gierasch
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Ronald T. Raines
2016 Ronald T. Raines
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Samuel Danishefsky
2014 Samuel Danishefsky
Columbia University
Dale Boger
2013 Dale L. Boger
Scripps Research
Jefferey Kelly
2012 Jeffery W. Kelly
Scripps Research
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2011 David J. Craik
The University of Queensland
Stephen Benkovic
2010 Stephen J. Benkovic
The Pennsylvania State University

2000s

Morten Meldal
2009 Morten P. Meldal
University of Copenhagen
Degrado William
2008 William F. DeGrado
University of Pennsylvania
Samuel Gellman
2007 Samuel H. Gellman
University of Wisconsin at Madison
George Barany
2006 George Barany
University of Minnesota at Minneapolis
Tam James
2005 James P. Tam
Scripps Research Institute
Richard Houghten
2004 Richard A. Houghten
Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies
Roger Freidinger
2003 Roger M. Freidinger
Merck Research Laboratories
Victor J. Hruby
2002 Victor J. Hruby
University of Arizona
2001 Daniel F. Veber
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
Daniel Kemp
2000 Daniel S. Kemp
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1990s

Harold Scheraga
1999 Harold A. Scheraga
Cornell University
Karle Isabella
1998 Isabella Karle
Naval Research Laboratory
Murray Goodman
1997 Murray Goodman
University of California at San Diego
Steven Clarke
1996 Steven G. Clarke
University of California at Los Angeles
Sakakibara Shumpei
1995 Shumpei Sakakibara
Peptide Institute, Inc.
Stephen Kent
1994 Stephen B. H. Kent
Scripps Research Institute
Rich Daniel
1993 Daniel H. Rich
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Louis Carpino
1992 Louis A. Carpino
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
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1991 Elkan R. Blout
Harvard Medical School
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1990 Bruce Merrifield
The Rockefeller University