National science prizes awarded since 1990 in Life Sciences

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Award Year Awarded to
2026 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Biochemical Society Research Support Award
ACBI (Alessio Ciulli and Boehringer Ingelheim) PROTAC collaboration team
2026 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Biochemical Society Industry and Academic Collaboration Award
2025 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
British Society for Plant Pathology RKS Wood Prize
2025 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
British Society for Cell Biology Hooke Medal
2025 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Biochemical Society Industry and Academic Collaboration Award
Dr Arpan Mehta BM BCh, MA, PhD, MRCP(UK) (Neurology)
2025 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
51st Sir John Halliday Croom Lecture & Medal
Drug Discovery Unit-GSK Kinetoplastid Drug Discovery Team
2024 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Biochemical Society Industry and Academia Award
Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation and Boehringer Ingelheim
2024 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Cancer Research Horizons Further, Faster, Together Industry-Academia Award
Professor Doreen Cantrell CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci
2024 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Royal Society of Edinburgh Sir James Black Medal
Drug Discovery Unit
2024 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Royal Society of Edinburgh Mary Somerville Medal
Professor Sir Michael Ferguson CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
2024 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Biochemical Society Morton Lecture
2024 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Biochemical Society Early Career Research Award
Professor Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE FAA FFMedSci
2023 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Lifetime Achievement Award at The Herald Higher Education Awards 2023
Dr Thomas Williams
2023 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
British Society for Cell Biology (BSCB) Postdoctoral Researcher Medal
2023 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
Professor Grahame Hardie FRS FRSE FMedSci
2023 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Biochemical Society Randle Lecture 
2023 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
C.A. Wright Memorial Medal
2023 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Edinburgh Dame Anne McLaren Early Career Medal in Life Sciences
Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall FRSE FRSB FEAM SFHEA
2022 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Edinburgh Senior Public Engagement Medal
Professor Geoffrey Gadd OBE FRSB FLS FLSW FRSE
2022 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Microbiology Society Marjory Stephenson Prize
Professor Sir Michael Ferguson CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
2022 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Honorary Membership of British Society for Parasitology
Professor Geoffrey Gadd OBE FRSB FLS FLSW FRSE
2020 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
British Mycological Society John Webster Fungal Biology Research Award
Professor Geoffrey Gadd OBE FRSB FLS FLSW FRSE
2020 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Mineralogical Society Schlumberger Award
2020 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Alzheimer’s Research UK Jean Corsan Prize
Professor Kate Storey FRS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
2019 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
British Society for Developmental Biology Waddington Medal
2019 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
British Society for Parasitology President's Medal
Professor Angus Lamond FRS FRSE FMedSci
2019 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Appointed British Proteomics Society Lecturer
2019 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Edinburgh Public Engagement Innovator’s Medal
Professor Doreen Cantrell CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci
2019 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Lifetime Honorary Membership of the British Society for Immunology
Azul Zorzoli
2019 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Johnstone and Florence Stoney Prize, British Federation of Women Graduates
Professor Stephen Land CSciTeach FRSB FTPS
2019 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Fellow of the Physiological Society
Professor Victoria Cowling FRSE FRSB
2018 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
2018 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Microbiology Outreach Prize
2018 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Edinburgh Patrick Neill Medal
2018 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The W H Pierce Prize from the Society of Applied Microbiology
2018 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Fleming Prize from the Microbiology Society
2017 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
Professor Doreen Cantrell CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci
2017 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Novartis Medal and Prize of the Biochemical Society
2017 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society Francis Crick Medal and Lecture
2017 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Goulstonian Lecture of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP)
2017 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Tenovus Scotland Robin McLellan Award
Professor David Lilley FRS FRSE FRSC
2016 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Chemistry Khorana Prize
Professor David Horn FMedSci FRSE
2016 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
C.A. Wright Memorial Medal
Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall FRSE FRSB FEAM SFHEA
2016 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Wain Medal
Professor Kate Storey FRS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
2015 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
Professor David Lilley FRS FRSE FRSC
2015 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
RNA Society Lifetime Service Award
Professor Irwin McLean PhD DSc FRS FRSE FMedSci MAE FRSB FRSA
2015 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society Buchanan Medal
2014 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
Professor Victoria Cowling FRSE FRSB
2014 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
British Society for Cell Biology Woman in Cell Biology Award
Professor Kate Storey FRS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
2014 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
MRC Suffrage Science Heirloom Award
Professor Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE FAA FFMedSci
2013 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
MRC Millenium Medal
Professor Sir Michael Ferguson CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
2013 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Medal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Professor Geoffrey Gadd OBE FRSB FLS FLSW FRSE
2012 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Edinburgh Sir James Black Prize
Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall FRSE FRSB FEAM SFHEA
2012 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Edinburgh Patrick Neil Medal
Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall FRSE FRSB FEAM SFHEA
2012 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Edinburgh Beltane Prize for Public Engagement
Professor Geoffrey Gadd OBE FRSB FLS FLSW FRSE
2012 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
President's Award of the British Mycological Society
Professor Ronald Hay FRS FRSE FMedSci
2012 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Novartis Medal & Prize of the Biochemical Society
Professor Angus Lamond FRS FRSE FMedSci
2011 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Novartis Medal & Prize of the Biochemical Society
2011 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Tenovus Medal 2011
Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall FRSE FRSB FEAM SFHEA
2011 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Microbiology Outreach Prize
2011 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
BBSRC Innovator of the Year & Social Innovator of the Year
Professor Victoria Cowling FRSE FRSB
2011 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Lister Research Prize
Professor Tracy Palmer FRS FRSE FSB FAAM MEAM
2011 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
2010 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
British Society of Cell Biology Hooke Medal
Professor Grahame Hardie FRS FRSE FMedSci
2010 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Novartis Medal & Prize of the Biochemical Society
Professor Frank Sargent FRSE
2010 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Wain Medal
Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall FRSE FRSB FEAM SFHEA
2009 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Fleming Award Medal of the Society for General Microbiology
Professor Geoffrey Gadd OBE FRSB FLS FLSW FRSE
2009 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Colworth Medal of the Society for General Microbiology
2009 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Colworth Medal of the British Biochemical Society
Professor Andrew Hopkins FRSC FRSE FRSB
2008 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The 3rd Capps Green Zomaya Award in Medicinal or Computational Chemistry
Professor Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE FAA FFMedSci
2008 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Royal Medal of The Royal Society
Professor Frank Sargent FRSE
2007 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Colworth Medal of the British Biochemical Society
2007 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Hooke Medal of the British Society for Cell Biology
Professor Irwin McLean PhD DSc FRS FRSE FMedSci MAE FRSB FRSA
2007 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society Research Merit Award
Professor Irwin McLean PhD DSc FRS FRSE FMedSci MAE FRSB FRSA
2006 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Times Higher Education Research Project of the Year
Professor John Raven FRS FRSE
2006 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Honorary Life Member of the British Phycological Society
2006 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Lister Research Prize Fellowship
Professor Sir Michael Ferguson CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
2006 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
CA Wright Memorial Medal of the British Society for Parasitology
Professor David Lilley FRS FRSE FRSC
2006 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Royal Society of Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Award
Professor Frank Sargent FRSE
2006 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Fleming Award Medal of the Society for General Microbiology
2005 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Lister Research Prize Fellowship
Professor Jeff Williams FRSE
2004 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Waddington Medal of the British Society for Developmental Biology
Professor Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE FAA FFMedSci
2004 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Royal Medal of The Royal Society of Edinburgh
2002 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Colworth Medal of the British Biochemical Society
Professor Dario Alessi OBE FRS FRSE FMedSci
2002 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Makdougall Brisbane Prize of The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Professor David Lilley FRS FRSE FRSC
2002 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
RNA and Ribozyme Chemistry Award of The Royal Society of Chemistry
Professor Dario Alessi OBE FRS FRSE FMedSci
2002 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Philip Leverhulme Prize
Professor Tracy Palmer FRS FRSE FSB FAAM MEAM
2002 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Fleming Award Medal of the Society for General Microbiology
Professor Dario Alessi OBE FRS FRSE FMedSci
2000 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Colworth Medal of the British Biochemical Society
Professor Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE FAA FFMedSci
1998 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Croonian Prize Lecture of the Royal Society of London
Professor Sir Michael Ferguson CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
1996 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
Makdougall Brisbane Prize of The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Professor Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE FAA FFMedSci
1993 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The CIBA Medal and Prize of the British Biochemical Society
Professor Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE FAA FFMedSci
1993 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Bruce Preller Prize of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Professor Angus Lamond FRS FRSE FMedSci
1992 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Colworth Medal of the British Biochemical Society
Professor Sir Michael Ferguson CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
1991 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Colworth Medal of the British Biochemical Society
Professor Alan Fairlamb CBE FLS FRSE FMedSci FRSB
1990 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The C.A. Wright Memorial Medal, British Society for Parasitology
Professor Geoffrey Gadd OBE FRSB FLS FLSW FRSE
1990 National Sciences Prizes awarded since 1990
The Berkeley Award of the British Mycological Society