Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology
| Carlos J. Finlay Prize | |
|---|---|
 Carlos J. Finlay | |
| Awarded for | "an outstanding contribution to microbiology (including immunology, molecular biology, genetics, etc.) and its applications." |
| Presented by | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Government of Cuba. |
| First awarded | 1980 |
The Carlos J. Finlay Prize is a biennial scientific prize sponsored by the Government of Cuba and awarded since 1980 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to people or organizations for their outstanding contributions to microbiology (including immunology, molecular biology, genetics, etc.) and its applications. Winners receive a grant of $5,000 USD donated by the Government of Cuba and an Albert Einstein Silver Medal from UNESCO.[1]
The Prize is awarded in odd years (to coincide with UNESCO's General Conference) and is named after Carlos Juan Finlay (1833 – 1915), a Cuban physician and microbiologist widely known for his pioneering discoveries in the field of yellow fever.
Winners[]
Source: UNESCO
- 1980 - Roger Y. Stanier (Canada)
- 1983 - César Milstein, FRS (Argentina, United Kingdom)
- 1985 - and Ruth Nussenzweig (Brazil)
- 1987 - Hélio Gelli Pereira (Brazil) and (Sweden)
- 1989 - (France) and Walter Fiers (Belgium)
- 1991 - Margarita Salas and (Spain) and (Belgium)
- 1993 - , (UK), James Tiedje (USA), (Netherlands)
- 1995 - (Belgium) and Pascale Cossart (France)
- 1996 - Etienne Pays (Belgium) and (Pakistan)
- 1999 - (Hungary)
- 2001 - Susana López Charreton and Carlos Arias Ortiz (Mexico)
- 2003 - Antonio Peña Díaz[1] (Mexico)
- 2005 - (Malaysia)[2]
- 2015 - Yoshihiro Kawaoka (Japan)[3]
- 2017 - Samir Kumar Saha (Bangladesh) and (Pakistan)[4]
- 2020 - (Japan)[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "The 2003 Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology has been awarded to Professor Antonio Peña Diaz from Mexico". UNESCO.
- ^ "World Science Forum opens in Budapest". Press Release N°2005-136. UNESCO Media Services. 2005-11-10. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ Carlos J. Finlay UNESCO Prize for Microbiology
- ^ "UNESCO awards Bangladeshi microbiologist". The Daily Star. 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
- ^ "Kenya Honda (Japan) to receive the Carlos J. Finlay UNESCO Prize for Microbiology". 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
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