| # | Scientist | Country | Public Score | Academic Score | Overall Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
E. Donnall Thomas
 (bone marrow transplantation as a treatment for leukemia) |
United States | 8 | 1431 | 1439 |
| 2 |
Paul Berg
(Biochemist) |
United States | 2 | 559 | 561 |
| 3 |
Roger D. Kornberg
(Biochemist) |
5 | 541 | 546 | |
| 4 |
Andrew Zachary Fire
 (Biologist) |
United States | 0 | 362 | 362 |
| 5 |
Isobel Bennett
(Marine biology) |
Australia | 0 | 70 | 70 |
Stanford University
Stanford University in Palo Alto California is a leading insititution known for its forward thinking teaching and links to California’s high tech industries. It is organised into seven schools including medicine, humanities and science, engineering and earth sciences. The university offers a roughly equal split of undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
