Woodward Obtains Prize for Research

Robert B. Woodward, Morris Loeb Professor of Chemistry, yesterday received the 1956 William H. Nichols Medal for his work with drugs used in treating mental and nervous diseases.

One of the country's foremost biochemists, Woodward has done research in the synthesis of quinine, cortisone, and lysergic acid.

Established in 1902 by the late William H. Nichols, a founder of the American Chemical Society, the gold medal is awarded annually to stimulate original research.