Bonnie L. Bassler

Premios

1. 2015

   Premio Shaw — Ciencias de la vida y medicina

   Biología

   For elucidating the molecular mechanism of quorum sensing, a process whereby bacteria communicate with each other and which offers innovative ways to interfere with bacterial pathogens or to modulate the microbiome for health applications.

2. 2022

   Premio Wolf — Química

   Química

   for her work elucidating the role of chemical communication between bacteria. She has made important discoveries revealing how quorum sensing is used by bacteria both for virulence and for communicating across species.

3. 2023

   Premio Internacional Canadá Gairdner

   Biología

   For their discoveries of how bacteria communicate with each other and surrounding non-bacterial cells, providing a new paradigm for how microbes behave and yielding novel avenues for therapeutics against infectious diseases.