The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation honors contemporary individuals in the fields of Cosmology, Genetics, Neuroscience, Justice, and Women's Rights, whose groundbreaking work provides new models that inspire and enable fundamental shifts in knowledge and culture.

Each award carries a gold medal and unrestricted cash prize of $500,000.

2010 Genetics Prize Announced Gerald Fink's work in yeast genetics has played a significant role in advancing molecular genetics, uncovering clues that may lead to new life-saving drugs.		2010 Women's Rights Prize Announced The Center for Reproductive Rights and CLADEM have advanced the cause of women’s rights by safeguarding women’s reproductive health and freedom in national and international legal forums.
2010 Neuroscience Prize Announced Robert H. Wurtz’s pioneering work in the neurophysiology of visual cognition has led scientists to a deeper understanding of how the brain is organized to produce behavior.		2010 Justice Prize Announced Michael Kirby, John Dugard and the Indian Law Resource Center have helped make equal justice under law a reality for groups that historically have been the victims of systemic discrimination.
2010 Cosmology Prize Announced Charles Steidel has led the exploration of distant galaxies, dating to an era when the universe was only one-tenth its current age, or about 12 billion years ago.		2011 Nominations Are Now Open The Foundation is inviting nominations on behalf of individuals whose achievements make them suitable candidates for recognition through the Gruber Foundation international Prize Program.
Laureate Updates		Laureate Highlights
Gruber Prize Recipient John Mather wins Nobel John Mather, who led the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) team to the 2006 Gruber Cosmology Prize, went on to be named co-winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics.		Gruber Prize Laureate Talks about Science Education Any budding researcher needs a foundation in several fields to be able to work on the most important problems confronting scientists today - David Botstein