Stanley B. Prusiner
American neurologist and biochemist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Stanley B. Prusiner?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Stanley Ben Prusiner (born May 28, 1942[1]) is an American neurologist and biochemist. He is the director of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).[4] Prusiner discovered prions, a class of infectious self-reproducing pathogens primarily or solely composed of protein, a scientific theory considered by many as a heretical idea when first proposed. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1994 and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1997 for research on prion diseases developed by him and his team of experts (David E. Garfin,[5] D. P. Stites, W. J. Hadlow, C. M. Eklund) beginning in the early 1970s.[6][7]
Stanley Prusiner | |
---|---|
Born | Stanley Ben Prusiner (1942-05-28) May 28, 1942 (age 81) Des Moines, Iowa, United States |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania (BA, MD) |
Known for | |
Spouse | Sandy Turk Prusiner[1] |
Children | two[1] |
Awards |
|
Scientific career | |
Fields | |
Institutions | |
Website | ind |