Grande Médaille

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The Grande Médaille of the French Academy of Sciences, established in 1997, is awarded annually to a researcher who has contributed decisively to the development of science. It is the most prestigious of the Academy's awards, and is awarded in a different field each year.

[edit] Winners

2007	Tomas Hökfelt, who studied neurotransmitters, and discovered their role in depression
2006	Peter Goldreich, theoretical astrophysicist and planetary scientist
2005	Ronald Evans, studied hormone receptors and the control of gene expression
2004	David Gross, one of the founders of quantum chromodynamics and the standard model
2003	David Sabatini, early inventor of electron microscopy techniques for cellular biology, discoverer of signalling peptides
2002	Richard Garwin, discovered parity violation in pion decay