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
2024
Paramjit Arora
New York University
2022
Samuel Stupp
Northwestern University
2020
Alanna Schepartz
University of California, Berkeley
2010s
2018
Lila M. Gierasch
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
2016
Ronald T. Raines
University of Wisconsin at Madison
2014
Samuel Danishefsky
Columbia University
2013
Dale L. Boger
Scripps Research
2012
Jeffery W. Kelly
Scripps Research
2011
David J. Craik
The University of Queensland
2010
Stephen J. Benkovic
The Pennsylvania State University
2000s
2009
Morten P. Meldal
University of Copenhagen
2008
William F. DeGrado
University of Pennsylvania
2007
Samuel H. Gellman
University of Wisconsin at Madison
2006
George Barany
University of Minnesota at Minneapolis
2005
James P. Tam
Scripps Research Institute
2004
Richard A. Houghten
Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies
2003
Roger M. Freidinger
Merck Research Laboratories
2002
Victor J. Hruby
University of Arizona
2001
Daniel F. Veber
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
2000
Daniel S. Kemp
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1990s
1999
Harold A. Scheraga
Cornell University
1998
Isabella Karle
Naval Research Laboratory
1997
Murray Goodman
University of California at San Diego
1996
Steven G. Clarke
University of California at Los Angeles
1995
Shumpei Sakakibara
Peptide Institute, Inc.
1994
Stephen B. H. Kent
Scripps Research Institute
1993
Daniel H. Rich
University of Wisconsin at Madison
1992
Louis A. Carpino
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
1991
Elkan R. Blout
Harvard Medical School
1990
Bruce Merrifield
The Rockefeller University
