Bonnie L. Bassler

Awards

1. 2015

   Shaw Prize — Life Science and Medicine

   Biology

   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

   Wolf Prize — Chemistry

   Chemistry

   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

   Canada Gairdner International Award

   Biology

   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.