Stanley B. Prusiner
Curriculum Vitae
| Stanley B. Prusiner, born May 28, 1942 | |
| Address: | Department of Neurology, HSE-781, University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA 94143-0518, USA |
| Academic Education | |
| 1964 | A.B. (cum laude), University of Pennsylvania, The College |
| 1968 | M.D., University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1968-69 | Internship in Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA |
| 1972-74 | Residency in Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA |
| Appointments and Professional Activities | |
| 1974-80 | Assistant Professor of Neurology in Residence, Univ of California, SF |
| 1976-88 | Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UCSF |
| 1979-83 | Assistant Professor of Virology in Residence, UC, Berkeley |
| 1980-81 | Associate Professor of Neurology in Residence, UCSF |
| 1981-84 | Associate Professor of Neurology, UCSF |
| 1983-84 | Associate Professor of Virology in Residence, UC, Berkeley |
| 1984- | Professor of Neurology, UCSF |
| 1984- | Professor of Virology in Residence, UC, Berkeley |
| 1988- | Professor of Biochemistry, UCSF |
| Major Honors and Awards |
| Potamkin Prize for Alzheimer’s Disease Research, American Academy of Neurology, 1991 |
| Christopher Columbus Quincentennial Discovery Award in Biomedical Research, NIH, 1992 Metropolitan Life Foundation Award for Medical Research, 1992 |
| Dickson Prize for Distinguished Scientific Accomplishments, University of Pittsburgh, 1992 |
| Charles A. Dana Award for Pioneering Achievements in Health, 1992 |
| Richard Lounsbery Award for Extraordinary Scientific Research, NAS, 1993 |
| Gairdner Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Science, 1993 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience Res., 1994 |
| Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, 1994 |
| Paul Ehrlich Prize, Paul Ehrlich Foundation and the Federal Republic of Germany, 1995 |
| Wolf Prize in Medicine, Wolf Foundation and the State of Israel, 1996 |
| Keio International Award for Medical Science, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, 1996 |
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