This page contains information of all latest and past laureates of the PRIZE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH, as well as details on the prize-winning achievements. :

 

Dr. Nicole DOPCHIE, Professor at the U.LB. was the first laureate of the Prize on November 24, 1973 for her endeavours in the field of pediatric psychiatry Nicole Dopchie
Dany Strosberg November 1974 the second Prize was awarded to Dr . Dany STROSBERG, Professor at the Institut Pasteur in Paris for his contribution to biochemistry.
Dr. Leo SCHAMROTH, from Witwatersrand University South Africa was nominated for the third Prize for his exceptional work in cardiology.

May 11, 1984 Dr. Per BRANDTZAEG, Professor at the Oslo Unversity became the fourth laureate for his achievements in gastro-enterologic immunology.
Two laureates received simultaneously the fifth Prize in September 1992. Professor Dr. Peter PIOT in recognition for his tremendous efforts in the field of AIDS epidemiology

and Professor Dr. Michel GOLDMAN was nominated for his research on the mechanisms of transplantation immunology.

The sixth prize was attributed in September 1995 to Professor Jean-Jaques BODY. He works at the Bordet Cancer Institute in Brussels and his research about the calcium metabolism in bony metastatic disease opened new therapeutical insights in cancertherapy.

The seventh prize was awarded on April the 27th 2002 to Prof. Dr. Marleen TEMMERMAN for her work and research on the transmission of the HIV-1 virus from mother to child in Africa and to Prof. D. PeterDE DEYN for his research on memory problems and dementia (Alzheimer) and the application of original neurocognitive therapies in this field.