Richard Lerner

Richard Alan Lerner (August 26, 1938 – December 2, 2021) was an American research chemist. He was best known for his work on catalytic antibodies and combinatorial antibody libraries. Lerner served as President of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) from 1987 until January 1, 2012, and was a member of its Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, in La Jolla, California.

Richard Lerner
Born(1938-08-26)August 26, 1938
DiedDecember 2, 2021(2021-12-02) (aged 83)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStanford Medical School and Northwestern University
AwardsWolf Prize in Chemistry (1994)
William B. Coley Award (1999)
Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (2003)
Prince of Asturias Award (2012)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsThe Scripps Research Institute
Wistar Institute
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