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Sydney Brenner

South African-British biologist, Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine 2002 (1927-2019) · South Africa · Scientists · Died at 92

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Sydney Brenner was a South African biologist. In 2002, he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with H. Robert Horvitz and Sir John E. Sulston.

A life in dates

2019Died5 April 20192017Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising SunAward2007Baly MedalAward2003Honorary Doctorate of the University of PortoAward2002Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineAward2000Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical ScienceAward1994Max Delbrück MedalAward1992Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience ResearchAward1990Kyoto Prize in Advanced TechnologyAward1987Harvey PrizeAward1986Croonian Medal and LectureAward1980Sir Hans Krebs MedalAward1975Grand Prix Charles-Leopold MayerAward1970Mendel MedalAward1969William Bate Hardy PrizeAward1927Born13 January 1927

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Esther Lederberg, Gunther Stent, Sydney Brenner and Joshua Lederberg pictured in 1965Esther Lederberg, Gunther Stent, Sydney Brenner and Joshua Lederberg pictured in 1965

Awards

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun2017
Honorary Doctorate of Pompeu Fabra University2014
Baly Medal2007
Order of Mapungubwe in Gold2004
Honorary Doctorate of the University of Porto2003
John Innes Centre Haldane Lecture2003
Honorary Citizen of Singapore2003
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine2002
March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology2002
Dan David Prize2002
Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science2000
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences1999
Max Delbrück Medal1994
King Faisal Prize in Science1992
Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience Research1992
Canada Gairdner International Award1991
Copley Medal1991
Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology1990
Harvey Prize1987
Genetics Society of America Medal1987
Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine1987
Croonian Medal and Lecture1986
Rosenstiel Award1985
Feldberg Foundation Prize1983
Sir Hans Krebs Medal1980
Portland Press Excellence in Science Award1980
Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer1975
Royal Medal1974
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research1971
Gregor Mendel Medal1970
Mendel Medal1970
William Bate Hardy Prize1969
King Faisal Prize in Medicine
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
Fellow of the Royal Society
Honorary member of the British Biophysical Society

About this person

Sydney Brenner was a South African biologist. In 2002, he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with H. Robert Horvitz and Sir John E. Sulston. Brenner made significant contributions to work on the genetic code, and other areas of molecular biology while working in the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England. He established the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism for the investigation of developmental biology, and founded the Molecular Sciences Institute in Berkeley, California, United States.

Country
South Africa
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2019 · aged 92

In common with Sydney

Peter HegemannBoth received Gregor Mendel MedalOmar M. YaghiBoth received King Faisal Prize in ScienceVictor AmbrosBoth received Genetics Society of America MedalMax DelbrückBoth received Gregor Mendel Medal

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