Selman Abraham Waksman

Prix

1. 1948

   Prix Lasker — Prix Albert Lasker pour la recherche médicale fondamentale

   Biologie

   For studies of the antibiotic properties of soil bacteria leading to the discovery of streptomycin.

2. 1952

   prix Nobel — Médecine

   Biologie

   for his discovery of streptomycin, the first antibiotic effective against tuberculosis