Jury Members
Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science
2012
Dr. Claudio Basilico
Professor and Chairman,
Department of Microbiology,
NYU School of Medicine
Dr. Inder Verma
American Cancer Society Professor of Molecular Biology,
The Salk Institute
Dr. Rudolf Jaenisch
Member, Whitehead Institute,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Jan Vilcek
Professor of Microbiology,
NYU School of Medicine
Dr. Joan Massague
Chairman of the Cancer Biology and Genetics Program,
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Dr. Titia de Lange
Leon Hess Professor of Cell Biology, Rockefeller University
Vilcek Prize in Dance
2012
Ella Baff
Executive and Artistic Director, Jacob’s Pillow Dance
Douglas Sonntag
Dance Director, National Endowment for the Arts
Christine Dakin
Dancer & Artistic Director Laureate, Martha Graham Dance Company
Wendy Whelan
Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet
Wendy Perron
Editor-in-Chief, Dance Magazine
Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science
2012
Dr. Heran Darwin
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology,
NYU School of Medicine
Dr. Leslie B. Vosshall
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Robin Chemers Neustein Professor, The Rockefeller University
Dr. Laurie Dempsey
Senior Editor,
Nature Immunology
Nicholas Wade
Science Department,
The New York Times
Dr. Peter Palese
Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology,
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Dr. Jedd Wolchok
Director of Immunotherapy,
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Dr. Jan Vilcek
Professor of Microbiology,
NYU School of Medicine
Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Dance
2012
Alicia Adams
Vice President of International Programming & Dance, The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
Larry Keigwin
Artistic Director, Keigwin + Company
Bonnie Brooks
Chair of Dance, Columbia College Chicago
Larry Rhodes
Artistic Director of Dance, The Juilliard School
Joan Finkelstein
Director of Dance, New York City Department of Education
Andrea Snyder
Co-Director, American Dance Abroad
Jane Forde
Independent Arts Consultant
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Current News
See photos from our awards presentation gala, which included a special surprise performance from Vilcek Prize winner Yo-Yo Ma!
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The Vilcek Trophy
Our commemorative prize sculptures are each uniquely designed by Austrian-born designer Stefan Sagmeister, a testament to the individual circumstances and achievements of each Vilcek Prize winner.
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