Stanley B. Prusiner

Prix

1. 1993

   Prix international Canada Gairdner

   Biologie

   For elucidating the role of a novel infectious particle in certain diseases of the nervous system.

2. 1994

   Prix Lasker — Prix Albert Lasker pour la recherche médicale fondamentale

   Biologie

   For the discovery of prions, a new class of infectious agents—opening the way to understanding baffling neurodegenerative diseases.

3. 1995/1996

   Prix Wolf — Médecine

   Biologie

   for discovering prions, new class of pathogens that cause important neurodegenerative disease by inducing changes in protein structute.

4. 1997

   prix Nobel — Médecine

   Biologie

   for his discovery of Prions - a new biological principle of infection