Ronald M. Evans

Ronald M. Evans (born April 17, 1949, Los Angeles) is an American professor and biologist who works at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. He received his BS and PhD degrees from UCLA, followed by a postdoctoral training in Rockefeller University. He became a faculty member at the Salk Institute in 1978 and Adjunct Professor in Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience at UCSD (1985, 1989, 1995). He was named March of Dimes Chair in Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology at the Salk Institute in 1998.

His research focus is on the function of nuclear hormone signaling and metabolism. In 2003 he was awarded the March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology. In 2004 he received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research. In 2006, he won the Harvey Prize and the Gairdner Foundation International Award. He has an h-index in the top ten of living biologists.

Awards

 * 2007 Albany Medical Center Prize (shared with Solomon H. Snyder and Robert J. Lefkowitz)
 * 2006 The Harvey Prize
 * 2004 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (shared with Pierre Chambon and Elwood V. Jensen)