The American Institute of Chemists (Philadelphia, PA) has announced the recipients of the 2008 AIC Gold Medal

The American Institute of Chemists(Philadelphia, PA) has announced that Paul Berg, theRobert W. and Vivian K. Cahill Professor of CancerResearch Emeritus at Stanford University, and WalterGilbert, Carl M. Loeb University Professor, emeritus, atHarvard University, have received the 2008 AIC GoldMedal. The AIC Gold Medal was presented at theChemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) in an afternoon ceremonyduring Heritage Day on Thursday, May 15, 2008.Heritage Day is CHF?s annual celebration of achievementand promise in the chemical and molecular sciences.