The American Society of Human Genetics honors Kári Stefánsson with William Allan Award
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Kári Stefánsson, MD, founder of deCODE genetics, the 2017 recipient of the annual William Allan Award. The William Allan Award is the top prize given by the ASHG and recognises a scientist for substantial and...
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Award by the American Society of Human Genetics
At its Annual meeting in October 2017 in Orlando, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), presented Dr. Kári Stefánsson, founder and CEO of deCODE genetics, with the William Allan Award. The award, the top prize given by the society, recognizes a scientist for substantial and far-reaching scientific contributions to human genetics. The ASHG has distributed video footage from the award ceremony. The introduction is given by Professor Mark Daly of Harvard University.