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Detailed explanation-1: -Rakesh K Jain, a professor of tumor biology at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Harvard Medical School, will receive the award from Obama.

Detailed explanation-2: -National Medal of Science recipients Michael Artin, for algebraic geometry. Albert Bandura, for “fundamental advances in the understanding of social learning mechanisms.” Stanley Falkow, for work in microbiology. Shirley Ann Jackson, for physics.

Detailed explanation-3: -Since the National Medal of Science was established, 476 people have been named recipients of America’s highest honor for scientists and engineers by 10 U.S. presidents.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first award, for the year 2004, was given to a renowned chemist Prof CNR Rao, for his works in solid state and material chemistry, by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the inauguration of the 93rd Indian Science Congress on 3 January 2006.