Robert A. Weinberg

Awards

1. 1992

   Canada Gairdner International Award

   Biology

   For elucidating the genetic events leading to the development of specific cancers.

2. 2004

   Wolf Prize — Medicine

   Biology

   for his discovery that cancer cells including human tumor cells, carry somatically mutated genes-oncogenes that operate to drive their malignant proliferation.

3. 2013

   Breakthrough Prize — Life Sciences

   Biology

   for characterization of human cancer genes.

4. 2021

   Japan Prize — Medical Science, Medicinal Science

   Biology

   for their pioneering work in conceptualizing a multi-step model of carcinogenesis and its application and impact on improving cancer diagnosis and therapy.