| Administrative History | The Wellcome Foundation Medal (renamed the GlaxoSmithKline Prize in 2002) of the Royal Society of London was established in 1980 to recognise original contributions to medical and veterinary sciences. The prize, established initially by means of a donation from The Wellcome Foundation Limited, consists of a gold medal and a gift of £2500 and the recipient is called upon to deliver an evening lecture at the Royal Society. It is awarded biennially.
Hans Kosterlitz received the award in 1982 in recognition of his studies of the action of opiates and the discovery of the enkephalins. His prize lecture, 'Opioid peptides and their receptors' was delivered in London, 15 December 1982. |
| Description | Hans Kosterlitz's certificate of award of the Wellcome Foundation Medal, 1982.
Colour photograph of Kosterlitz receiving his certificate and medal.
Correspondence and related papers regarding Kosterlitz's receipt of the Wellcome Foundation Prize and Lecture, May 1982 - March 1985, including:
Letter of congratulations from Sir John Vane, 20 December 1982;
Press release regarding the award, January 1983;
Printed summary of Kosterlitz's prize lecture and papers regarding its publication in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, March 1983 - March 1985;
Letters from Sir John Randall, Department of Zoology, University of Edinburgh, February - March 1983, and Emeritus Professor R. Whittam, March 1985, requesting reprints of the lecture. |