Jeffrey C. Hall Born Jeffrey Connor Hall[1] (1945-05-03) May 3, 1945 New York City, New York, U.S. Education Amherst College (BS) University of Washington, Seattle (MS, PhD) Known for Cloning the period gene Awards Genetics Society of America Medal (2003) Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2009) Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (2011) Gairdner Foundation International Award (2012) Shaw Prize (2013) Wiley Prize (2013) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2017) Scientific career Fields Genetics Institutions Brandeis University University of Maine