Carlos_J._Finlay_Prize_for_Microbiology

Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology

Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology

Award

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]

Quick Facts Awarded for, Presented by ...

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

See also

References

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    "The 2003 Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology has been awarded to Professor Antonio Peña Diaz from Mexico". UNESCO.
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    Shabaan, Saad Ahmed; Döbereiner, Johanna; Alvarez-Gaumé, Luis; Sarma, D.D.; Cohen, Georges N.; Fiers, Walter (8 November 1989). "Ceremony of award of four UNESCO science prizes". unesdoc.unesco.org. UNESCO. p. 42. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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    "UNESCO awards Bangladeshi microbiologist". The Daily Star. 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
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    Elserafy, Menattallah (9 November 2023). "Dilfuza Egamberdieva, Uzbek scientist behind "super crops", wins UNESCO–Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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