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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.
Established by the Waksman Foundation for Microbiology, the Selman A. Waksman Award is a prize of $20,000 that is presented to recognize a major advance in the field of microbiology. Most Recent Recipient. Nancy A. Moran, University of Texas at Austin, will receive the 2023 Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology.
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.
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At the end of 2012, the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences of Rutgers University held a major symposium to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Professor Selman A. Waksman's being awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1952. Dr. Waksman's studies had led to the discovery of streptomycin, a new antibiotic.
- H. Boyd Woodruff
- 10.1128/AEM.01143-13
- 2014
- Appl Environ Microbiol. 2014 Jan; 80(1): 2-8.
During his lifetime, Waksman received some 66 awards and 22 honorary degrees for his scientific work. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1942. 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 ...
Apr 15, 2024 · August 16, 1973, Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S. (aged 85) Awards And Honors: Nobel Prize (1952) Subjects Of Study: antibiotic. microorganism. soil. streptomycin.
