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  • First awarded in 1982
  • To acquire qualification for the Prize, the nominee should have:
    • Carried out and published an original scientific research on the prize’s topic
    • Major benefits to humanity
    • Met one or more of the prize’s objectives as determined by the respective Selection Committee

King Faisal Prize Laureates in Medicine

2025

Professor
Michel Sadelain
(Canada)

Cellular Therapy

2024

Professor
Jerry Roy Mendell
(United States of America)

Management of Peripheral Disabilities

2023

Professor
Sarah Catherine Gilbert
(United Kingdom)

Pandemics and Vaccine Development

2023

Professor
Dan Hung Barouch
(United States of America)

Pandemics and Vaccine Development

2022

Professor
David Ruchien Liu
(United States of America)

Gene Editing Technologies

2021

Professor
Robin James Milroy Franklin
(United Kingdom)

Regenerative Medicine in Neurological Conditions

2021

Professor
Stephen Mark Strittmatter
(United States of America)

Regenerative Medicine in Neurological Conditions

2020

Professor
Stuart Orkin
(United States of America)

Haemoglobinopathies

2019

Professor
Bjorn Reino Olsen
(United States of America)

Bone Biology and Osteoporosis

2019

Professor
Steven L. Teitelbaum
(United States of America)

Bone Biology and Osteoporosis

2018

Professor
James P. Allison
(United States of America)

Immunotherapy for Cancer

2017

Professor
Tadamitsu Kishimoto
(Japan)

Biologic Therapeutics in Autoimmune Diseases

2016

Professor
Henri G. Brunner
(Netherlands)

Clinical Application of Next Generation Genetics

2016

Professor
Joris A. Veltman
(Netherlands)

Clinical Application of Next Generation Genetics

2015

Professor
Jeffrey Ivan Gordon
(United States of America)

Intestinal Microflora and Human Health

2014

Professor
Yuk Ming Dennis Lo
(China)

Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Fetal Diseases

2013

Professor
Douglas L. Coleman
(United States of America)

The Genetics of Obesity

2013

Professor
Jeffrey M. Friedman
(United States of America)

The Genetics of Obesity

2012

Professor
Richard L. Berkowitz
(United States of America)

Minimal Invasive Fetal Management

2012

Professor
James B. Bussel
(United States of America)

Minimal Invasive Fetal Management

2011

Professor
Shinya Yamanaka
(Japan)

Stem Cell Therapy

2011

Professor
James A. Thomson
(United States of America)

Stem Cell Therapy

2010

Professor
Jean-Pierre Pelletier
(Canada)

Non-Arthroplasty Management of Degenerative Joint Disease

2010

Professor
Johanne Martel-Pelletier
(Canada)

Non-Arthroplasty Management of Degenerative Joint Disease

2010

Professor
Reinhold Ganz
(Germany)

Non-Arthroplasty Management of Degenerative Joint Disease

2009

Professor
Ronald Levy
(United States of America)

Molecular Targeted Therapy

2008

Professor
Basil A. Pruitt Jr.
(United States of America)

Trauma Management

2008

Professor
Donald D. Trunkey
(United States of America)

Trauma Management

2007

Professor
Patrick C. Walsh
(United States of America)

Prostate Cancer

2007

Professor
Fernand Labrie
(Canada)

Prostate Cancer

2006

Professor
Michael A. Gimbrone Jr.
(United States of America)

Biology of Vascular Inflammation

2005

Professor
Sir Richard Doll
(United Kingdom)

Tobacco Risks on Human Health

2005

Professor
Sir Richard Peto
(United Kingdom)

Tobacco Risks on Human Health

2004

Professor
Ulrich Sigwart
(Switzerland)

Invasive Cardiology

2003

Professor
Axel Ullrich
(Germany)

Breast Cancer

2003

Professor
Umberto Veronesi
(Italy)

Breast Cancer

2002

Professor
Finn Waagstein
(Denmark)

Pathophysiology of Chronic Heart Failure

2002

Professor
Eugene Braunwald
(United States of America)

Pathophysiology of Chronic Heart Failure

2001

Professor
Thomas Starzl
(United States of America)

Organ Transplantation

2001

Professor
Roy Calne
(United Kingdom)

Organ Transplantation

2001

Professor
Norman E. Shumway
(United States of America)

Organ Transplantation

2000

Professor
Cynthia Jane Kenyon
(United States of America)

Ageing

1999

Professor
Patrick G.Holt
(Australia)

Allergic Diseases

1999

Professor
Stephen T. Holgate
(United Kingdom)

Allergic Diseases

1998

Professor
John L.Gerin
(United States of America)

Control of Communicable Diseases

1998

Professor
Robert H. Purcell
(United States of America)

Control of Communicable Diseases

1997

Professor
Colin L. Masters
(Australia)

Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System

1997

Professor
James F. Gusella
(Canada)

Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System

1997

Professor
Konrad Beyreuther
(Germany)

Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System

1996

Professor
Bengt A.Robertson
(Sweden)

Management of the Premature Infant

1996

Professor
Tetsuro Fujiwara
(Japan)

Management of the Premature Infant

1995

Professor
Sir Gregory P. Winter
(United Kingdom)

Molecular Immunology

1995

Professor
Mark M.Davis
(United States of America)

Molecular Immunology

1995

Professor
Tak W. Mak
(Canada)

Molecular immunology

1994

Professor
W. French Anderson
(United States of America)

Medical Applications of Genetic Engineering

1994

Professor
Robert Williamson
(United Kingdom)

Medical Applications Of Genetic Engineering

1993

Professor
Luc Montagnier
(France)

Acquired Immunodeficiency Diseases

1993

Professor
Jean-Claude Chermann
(France)

Acquired Immunodeficiency diseases

1993

Professor
Francoise Barre Sinoussi
(France)

Acquired Immunodeficiency Diseases

1992

Professor
Attillio Maseri
(Italy)

Coronary Artery Disease

1991

(Withheld)
Biochemical Aspects of Mental Health

1990

Professor
André Capron
(France)

Schistosomiasis

1990

Professor
Anthony E. Butterworth
(United Kingdom)

Schistosomiasis

1989

Professor
Robert G. Edwards
(United Kingdom)

Infertility

1989

Professor
Luigi Mastroianni Jr.
(United States of America)

Infertility

1988

Professor
Janet D. Rowley
(United States of America)

Leukemia

1988

Professor
Melvin F. Greaves
(United Kingdom)

Leukemia

1987

Professor
Barrie Russell Jones
(United Kingdom)

Prevention of Blindness

1986

Professor
Gian Franco Bottazzo
(Italy)

Diabetes Mellitus

1986

Professor
Albert E. Renold
(United States of America)

Diabetes Mellitus

1986

Professor
Lelio Orci
(Italy)

Diabetes Mellitus

1985

Professor
Mario Rizzetto
(Italy)

Viral Hepatitis

1985

Professor
R. Palmer Beasley
(United States of America)

Viral Hepatitis

1984

Professor
John S. Fordtran
(United States of America)

Diarrheal Diseases

1984

Professor
William Greenough III
(United States of America)

Diarrheal Diseases

1984

Professor
Michael Field
(United States of America)

Diarrheal Diseases

1983

Professor
Wallace Peters
(United Kingdom)

Malaria

1982

Professor
David C. Morley
(United Kingdom)

Primary Health Care