National science prizes awarded since 1990 in Life Sciences

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National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Cancer Research Horizons Further, Faster, Together Industry-Academia Award
2024
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Biochemical Society Morton Lecture
2024
Professor Sir Michael Ferguson CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Biochemical Society Early Career Research Award
2024
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Biochemical Society Industry and Academia Award
2024 Drug Discovery Unit-GSK Kinetoplastid Drug Discovery Team
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
British Society for Cell Biology (BSCB) Postdoctoral Researcher Medal
2023 Dr Thomas Williams
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
2023
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Biochemical Society Randle Lecture 
2023
Professor Grahame Hardie FRS FRSE FMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
C.A. Wright Memorial Medal
2023
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Edinburgh Dame Anne McLaren Early Career Medal in Life Sciences
2023
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Lifetime Achievement Award at The Herald Higher Education Awards 2023
2023
Professor Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE FAA FFMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Honorary Membership of British Society for Parasitology
2022
Professor Sir Michael Ferguson CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Edinburgh Senior Public Engagement Medal
2022
Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall FRSE FRSB FEAM SFHEA
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Microbiology Society Marjory Stephenson Prize
2022
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
2021
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
British Mycological Society John Webster Fungal Biology Research Award
2020
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Mineralogical Society Schlumberger Award
2020
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Edinburgh Public Engagement Innovator’s Medal
2019
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Lifetime Honorary Membership of the British Society for Immunology
2019
Professor Doreen Cantrell CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Johnstone and Florence Stoney Prize, British Federation of Women Graduates
2019 Azul Zorzoli
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Fellow of the Physiological Society
2019
Dr Stephen Land CSciTeach FRSB FTPS
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
British Society for Developmental Biology Waddington Medal
2019
Professor Kate Storey FMedSci FRS FRSE FRSB
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
British Society for Parasitology President's Medal
2019
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Appointed British Proteomics Society Lecturer
2019
Professor Angus Lamond FRS FRSE FMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
2018 Professor Victoria Cowling FRSE FRSB
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Microbiology Outreach Prize
2018
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Edinburgh Patrick Neill Medal
2018
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The W H Pierce Prize from the Society of Applied Microbiology
2018
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Fleming Prize from the Microbiology Society
2018
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society Francis Crick Medal and Lecture
2017
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Goulstonian Lecture of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP)
2017
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Tenovus Scotland Robin McLellan Award
2017
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
2017
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Novartis Medal and Prize of the Biochemical Society
2017
Professor Doreen Cantrell CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Chemistry Khorana Prize
2016
Professor David Lilley FRS FRSE FRSC
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
C.A. Wright Memorial Medal
2016
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Wain Medal
2016
Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall FRSE FRSB FEAM SFHEA
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
2015
Professor Kate Storey FMedSci FRS FRSE FRSB
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
RNA Society Lifetime Service Award
2015
Professor David Lilley FRS FRSE FRSC
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
2014
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
British Society for Cell Biology Woman in Cell Biology Award
2014 Professor Victoria Cowling FRSE FRSB
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
MRC Millenium Medal
2013
Professor Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE FAA FFMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Medal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
2013
Professor Sir Michael Ferguson CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Edinburgh Beltane Prize for Public Engagement
2012
Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall FRSE FRSB FEAM SFHEA
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
President's Award of the British Mycological Society
2012
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Novartis Medal & Prize of the Biochemical Society
2012
Professor Ronald Hay FRS FRSE FMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Edinburgh Sir James Black Prize
2012
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Edinburgh Patrick Neil Medal
2012
Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall FRSE FRSB FEAM SFHEA
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Novartis Medal & Prize of the Biochemical Society
2011
Professor Angus Lamond FRS FRSE FMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Tenovus Medal 2011
2011
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
BBSRC Innovator of the Year & Social Innovator of the Year
2011
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Lister Research Prize
2011 Professor Victoria Cowling FRSE FRSB
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
2011 Professor Tracy Palmer FRS FRSE FSB FAAM MEAM
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Wain Medal
2010 Professor Frank Sargent FRSE
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
British Society of Cell Biology Hooke Medal
2010
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Novartis Medal & Prize of the Biochemical Society
2010
Professor Grahame Hardie FRS FRSE FMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Fleming Award Medal of the Society for General Microbiology
2009
Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall FRSE FRSB FEAM SFHEA
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Colworth Medal of the Society for General Microbiology
2009
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Colworth Medal of the British Biochemical Society
2009
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The 3rd Capps Green Zomaya Award in Medicinal or Computational Chemistry
2008 Professor Andrew Hopkins FRSC FRSE FRSB
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Royal Medal of The Royal Society
2008
Professor Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE FAA FFMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Colworth Medal of the British Biochemical Society
2007 Professor Frank Sargent FRSE
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Hooke Medal of the British Society for Cell Biology
2007
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Honorary Life Member of the British Phycological Society
2006
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Lister Research Prize Fellowship
2006
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
CA Wright Memorial Medal of the British Society for Parasitology
2006
Professor Sir Michael Ferguson CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Award
2006
Professor David Lilley FRS FRSE FRSC
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Fleming Award Medal of the Society for General Microbiology
2006 Professor Frank Sargent FRSE
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Lister Research Prize Fellowship
2005
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Waddington Medal of the British Society for Developmental Biology
2004 Professor Jeff Williams FRSE
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Royal Medal of The Royal Society of Edinburgh
2004
Professor Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE FAA FFMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Colworth Medal of the British Biochemical Society
2002
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Makdougall Brisbane Prize of The Royal Society of Edinburgh
2002
Professor Dario Alessi OBE FRS FRSE FMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
RNA and Ribozyme Chemistry Award of The Royal Society of Chemistry
2002
Professor David Lilley FRS FRSE FRSC
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Philip Leverhulme Prize
2002
Professor Dario Alessi OBE FRS FRSE FMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Fleming Award Medal of the Society for General Microbiology
2002 Professor Tracy Palmer FRS FRSE FSB FAAM MEAM
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Colworth Medal of the British Biochemical Society
2000
Professor Dario Alessi OBE FRS FRSE FMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Croonian Prize Lecture of the Royal Society of London
1998
Professor Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE FAA FFMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Makdougall Brisbane Prize of The Royal Society of Edinburgh
1996
Professor Sir Michael Ferguson CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The CIBA Medal and Prize of the British Biochemical Society
1993
Professor Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE FAA FFMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Bruce Preller Prize of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
1993
Professor Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE FAA FFMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Colworth Medal of the British Biochemical Society
1992
Professor Angus Lamond FRS FRSE FMedSci
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Colworth Medal of the British Biochemical Society
1991
Professor Sir Michael Ferguson CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The C.A. Wright Memorial Medal, British Society for Parasitology
1990
Professor Alan Fairlamb CBE FLS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Berkeley Award of the British Mycological Society
1990