Nominations of candidates are solicited for the 13th annual prize to be awarded in 2008.  Please make your recommendations on or before September 14, 2007.”

The March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology, a cash award of $250,000 and a silver medal in the design of the Roosevelt dime, is awarded to investigators whose research has profoundly advanced the science that underlies our understanding of birth defects. (See Previous Recipients).

Download the nomination forms now. Please note you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to print these forms out.

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If you prefer to receive nomination forms by regular mail, you may send this request to:

Michael Katz, M.D.
Senior Vice President for Research and Global Programs
March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605

Telephone: (914) 997-4555
Facsimile: (914) 997-4560
mkatz@marchofdimes.com

Visit Nature Reviews Genetics to see interviews with recent March of Dimes Prize recipients and to read what they say about their own work in the Perspectives section of the journal.