April 9, 2021 SHARE
Jeffrey Gordon, MD, has received the 2021 Kober Medal, one of the highest awards in academic medicine. Given by the Association of American Physicians, the honor recognizes Gordon’s extraordinary contributions to the field of gut microbiome research. In this video, David H. Perlmutter, MD, dean of Washington University School of Medicine, highlights the significance of Dr. Gordon’s research, and Gordon himself expresses his thanks and appreciation to the association and all those who have supported and encouraged him through the years.
Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, has been awarded the George M. Kober Medal from the Association of American Physicians in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of gut microbiome research. Gordon, director of the Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences & Systems Biology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is considered to be the father of the field. His contributions have spanned basic