Angelika Amon

October 30, 2020

Former Vanderbilt Prize winner Amon mourned

Angelika Amon, PhD, a pioneering cell and molecular biologist and winner of the 2018 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, died Oct. 29 from cancer. She was 53.

By Bill Snyder
Vanderbilt Prize recipient Angelika Amon, PhD, center, poses for a photo with Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD, and Lawrence Marnett, PhD.
February 7, 2019

Vanderbilt Prize lecturer Amon driven to solve genetic mysteries

For much of her career, Angelika Amon, PhD, recipient of the 2018 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, has pursued a mystery with life-or-death consequences.

By Bill Snyder
January 24, 2019

Vanderbilt Prize winner Amon to speak at Jan. 31 lecture

Angelika Amon, PhD, recipient of the 2018 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, will deliver her Vanderbilt Prize lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, in 208 Light Hall.

By Bill Snyder
October 18, 2018

MIT’s Amon named to receive Vanderbilt Prize

Angelika Amon, PhD, whose groundbreaking investigations of chromosome segregation during cell division have advanced understanding of how cancer may develop, is the recipient of the 2018 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, officials at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announced today.

By Bill Snyder