Franz-Ulrich Hartl

Prix

1. 2004

   Prix international Canada Gairdner

   Biologie

   For his fundamental discoveries concerning chaperone assisted protein folding in the cell and its relevance to neurodegeneration.

2. 2011

   Prix Lasker — Prix Albert Lasker pour la recherche médicale fondamentale

   Biologie

   For discoveries concerning the cell’s protein-folding machinery, exemplified by cage-like structures that convert newly made proteins into their biologically active forms.

3. 2012

   Prix Shaw — Sciences de la vie et médecine

   Biologie

   For their contributions to the understanding of the molecular mechanism of protein folding. Proper protein folding is essential for many cellular functions.

4. 2020

   Prix Breakthrough — Sciences de la vie

   Biologie

   for discovering functions of molecular chaperones in mediating protein folding and preventing protein aggregation.