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Nancy A. Moran, University of Texas at Austin, will receive the 2023 Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology. Moran’s pioneering research has expanded our understanding of microbial symbiosis and bacterial genome evolution.
Waksman acquired many awards and honors, including the Nobel Prize in 1952; the Star of the Rising Sun granted to him by the emperor of Japan, and the rank of Commandeur in the French Légion d'honneur.
Nancy A. Moran, University of Texas at Austin, will receive the 2023 Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology. Moran’s pioneering research has expanded our understanding of microbial symbiosis and bacterial genome evolution.
The Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology is awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences "in recognition of excellence in the field of microbiology." Named after Selman Waksman, it was first awarded in 1968. A $5000 prize is included in the honor.
During Dr. A. Wallgren's Nobel Prize presentation speech in 1952, he stated, “Selman Waksman, the Caroline Medical Institute has awarded you this year's Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for your ingenious, systematic and successful studies of soil microbes that led to the discovery of streptomycin.”
May 24, 2005 · The American Chemical Society designated Selman Waksman’s isolation and development of antibiotics as a National Historic Chemical Landmark in a ceremony on May 24, 2005, at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, at Martin Hall on the Cook Campus and the Waksman Institute on the Busch Campus.
However, Waksman's greatest honor came when he won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1952 “for his discovery of streptomycin, the first antibiotic effective against tuberculosis.” This distinction earned him the title of “Father of Antibiotics” and gained him well deserved recognition for his philanthropy and contributions to ...
