The Chirality Medal Honorary Committee is pleased to announce that the Chirality Medal 2007 has been awarded to Prof. Nina Berova, Columbia University, New York.  Nina Berova, Research Professor, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, and Editor of the journal, Chirality,  is recognized for her outstanding achievements in the field of chiroptical spectroscopy and the elucidation of a wide range of important chemical and biological problems related to molecular and supramolecular chirality.

The Chirality Medal was instituted by the Società Chimica Italiana in 1991 to honor internationally recognized scientists who have made a distinguished contribution to all aspects of chirality.

Previous Winners of the Chirality Medal

1991  
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
E. Gil-Av (Israel) and J. Jacques (France)
V. Prelog (Switzerland)
K. Mislow (USA)
W. Pirkle (USA)
K. Nakanishi (USA)

E. L. Eliel (USA)
R. Noyori (USA)
H. Kagan (France)
V. Davankov (Russia)
K. B. Sharpless (USA)
Y. Okamoto (Japan)          
D. Seebach (Switzerland)
D.W.Armstrong (USA)
V. Schurig (Germany)                                                                             
K. Soai (Japan)
M. Lahav (Israel)