A paper by Alissa Goodman, Robert Joyce and James Smith, 'The long shadow cast by childhood physical and mental problems on adult life', has been selected by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Editorial Board in 2011 to receive the Cozzarelli Prize. The prize is an award that recognizes outstanding contributions to the scientific disciplines represented by the US National Academy of Sciences. Papers selected were chosen from more than 3,500 research articles that appeared in the journal last year and represent the six broadly defined classes under which the National Academy of Sciences is organised.

The annual award acknowledges papers that reflect scientific excellence and originality. The award was established in 2005 and named in 2007 to honor late PNAS Editor-in-Chief Nicholas R. Cozzarelli. The 2011 awards will be presented at the PNAS Editorial Board meeting, and awardees will be recognized at an awards ceremony during the NAS Annual Meeting on 30 April 2012, in Washington, DC.