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> Institut Pasteur/UNESCO Medal
- Updated: 10-05-2006 12:56 pm
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The Medal was created in 1995 to be awarded in recognition of outstanding research contributing to a beneficial impact on human health..
To mark the centenary of the death of Louis Pasteur, the Institut Pasteur, Paris, and UNESCO, in 1995, jointly sponsored the Institut Pasteur/UNESCO Medal, to be awarded biennially in recognition of outstanding research contributing to a beneficial impact on human health and to the advancement of scientific knowledge in related fields such as medicine, fermentations, agriculture and food.Laureates
1995 Professor Natth Bhamarapravati (Thailand)1997 Dr. Esther Orozco (Mexico)1999 Professor Luiz Pereira da Silva (Brazil) 2001 Dr. Sima Rafati Seyedi Yazdi (Iran)2003 Dr Fadila Boulahbal (Algeria)2005 Professor Mireille Dosso (Côte d'Ivoire) For further information contact: Lucy Hoareau l.hoareau@unesco.org
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Periodicity |
The Institut Pasteur/UNESCO Medal shall be awarded every second year, coinciding with the year in which the General Conference of UNESCO is held.
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Criteria for entering |
The candidate shall be a researcher, preferentially in industrial and microbial biotechnologies, working in either an academic, governmental, or private organization.
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General Rules |
The awardee shall be designated by the Director-General of UNESCO and the Director-General of the Institut Pasteur upon recommendation of the Scientific Council of the Institut Pasteur. No calls for nominations are made or entertained.The Director-General shall inform the recipient and shall award the Prize at the time of the General Conference.
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