Bonnie L. Bassler

Prix

1. 2015

   Prix Shaw — Sciences de la vie et médecine

   Biologie

   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

   Prix Wolf — Chimie

   Chimie

   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

   Prix international Canada Gairdner

   Biologie

   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.