Back الجائزة الدولية لعلم الأحياء Arabic Міжнародная прэмія па біялогіі BE Internationaler Preis für Biologie German Premio internacional de biología Spanish Prix international de biologie French 国際生物学賞 Japanese International Prize for Biology Portuguese Международная премия по биологии Russian Міжнародна премія з біології Ukrainian
| International Prize for Biology | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding contribution to the advancement of research in fundamental biology |
| Country |  Japan |
| Presented by | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
| First awarded | 1985 |
| Website | http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-biol/index.html |
The International Prize for Biology (国際生物学賞, Kokusai Seibutsugaku-shō) is an annual award for "outstanding contribution to the advancement of research in fundamental biology." The Prize, although it is not always awarded to a biologist, is one of the most prestigious honours a natural scientist can receive. There are no restrictions on the nationality of the recipient.
Past laureates include John B. Gurdon, Motoo Kimura, Edward O. Wilson, Ernst Mayr, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Yoshinori Ohsumi and many other great biologists in the world.