Nobel prizes awarded in the subject related in Microbiology Research

Nobel prizes awarded in the subject related in Microbiology Research

       

    Name of Scientist

    Area of research

    Year

    A. Fleming, E.B. Chain & H.W. Florey

    Discovery of Penicillin and its therapeutic value

    1945

    M. Theiler

    Development of vaccine against yellow fever

    1951

    S.A. Waksman

    Discovery of streptomycin

    1952

    J.F. Enders, T.H. Weller & F. Robbins

    Cultivations of poliovirus in tissue culture

    1954

    D. Bovet

    Discovery of the first antihistamine

    1957

    G.W. Beadle, E.I. Tatum & J. Lederberg

    Microbial genetics

    1958

    S. Ochoa & A. Kornberg

    Discovery of enzyme catalyzing nucleic acid synthesis

    1959

    F.H.C. Crick

    Discoveries related to DNA

    1962

    F. Jacob, A. Lwoft & J. Monod

    Discoveries about the regulation of genes

    1965

    F.P. Rous

    Discovery of cancer virus

    1966

    R.W. Holley, H.G. Khorana & M.W. Nirenberg

    Deciphering of the genetic code

    1968

    M. Delbruck, A.D. Hershey & S.E. Luria

    Discoveries concerning viruses and viral infection of cells

    1969

    G. Edelman & R. Porter

    Research on the structure of antibodies

    1972

    H. Temin, D. Baltimore & R. Dulbecco

    Discovery of RNA dependent DNA synthesis by RNA tumor viruses; reproduction of DNA tumour virus

    1975

    B. Blumberg & D.C. Gajdusek

    Mechanism and dissemination of hepatitis B virus; research on slow virus infection

    1976

    R. Yalow

    Development of the Redioimmuno assay technique

    1977

    H.O. Smith, D. Nathans & W. Arber

    Discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to the problem of molecular genetics

    1978
    1981

    B. Benaclavaf, G. Snell & J. Dausset

    Discovery of the histo-compatibilty antigens

    1980

    P. Berg, W. Gilberg & F. Sanger

    Development of DNA technique (Berg); specially of DNA sequencing techniques

    1981

    A. Klug

    Development of crystallographics electron microscopy

    1982

    C. Milstein, G.J.F. Kohler & N.K. Jerne

    Development of the technique for formation of monoclonal antibodies; theoretical work in immunology.

    1984

    E. Ruska

    Development of the transmission electron microscope.

    1986

    S. Tonegawa

    The genetic principle for generation of antibody diversity

    1987

    J. Deisenhofer, R. Huber & H. Nichel

    Crystallization and study of the photosynithetic feaction center from a bacterial membrane.

    1988

    J.M. Bishop & H.E. Varmus

    Discovery of oncogenes

    1989

    S. Altman & T.R. Cech

    Discovery of ribosome

    1989

    K.B. Mullis & M. Smith

    For discovery of PCR technique and development of site directed mutagenesis

    1993

    E. Lewis, C. Nusslein & E. Wieschans

    Physiology of Genetics of microbes

    1995

    S.B. Prussiner

    Discovery of prions

    1997

    Table: 1.1 : Nobel prizes awarded in the subject related in Microbiology Research (1945 onwards)
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