Christian de Duve(1917)

Medicine

Christian de Duve is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1974) from Belgium. They have received 3 major awards in total. Their primary field is Medicine. They were educated at Catholic University of Leuven and Our Lady College, Antwerp. They have been affiliated with Catholic University of Leuven.

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1974)Heineken Prize (1973)Gairdner International Award (1967)
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3
Major Awards
225
Publications
14,941
Citations
47
h-index
70
i10-index
66.4
Avg Citations/Paper

Awards & Recognition

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

for their discoveries concerning the structural and functional organization of the cell

Rockefeller University
1974
1973
1967

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Career Path

Award progression over time

1967
Gairdner International AwardCatholic University of Leuven
1973
Heineken PrizeRockefeller University
1974
Nobel Physiology or MedicineRockefeller University
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Co-winners

Shared the same award in the same year

GE
George E. Palade
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1974)
GE
George Emil Palade
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1974)
AC
Albert Claude
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1974)
JA
Julius Axelrod
Gairdner International Award (1967)
MW
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
Gairdner International Award (1967)
DH
Douglas Harold Copp
Gairdner International Award (1967)
JF
James Fraser Mustard
Gairdner International Award (1967)
PJ
Peter Joseph Moloney
Gairdner International Award (1967)
IM
Iain MacIntyre
Gairdner International Award (1967)
SU
Sidney Udenfriend
Gairdner International Award (1967)

Education

Catholic University of Leuven
Our Lady College, Antwerp

Doctoral Advisors

Hugo TheorellAlbert Claude

Career Timeline

Catholic University of Leuven?–present
The Rockefeller University?–present

Academy Memberships

National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesPontifical Academy of Sciences

Related Laureates

Other winners of the same award(s)

Shinya Yamanaka
Shinya Yamanaka
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013)
Andrew Z. Fire
Andrew Z. Fire
Gairdner International Award (2008)
Craig C. Mello
Craig C. Mello
Gairdner International Award (2008)
Sydney Brenner
Sydney Brenner
Dan David Prize (2003)
Stanley B. Prusiner
Stanley B. Prusiner
Heineken Prize (1998)
Paul Berg
Paul Berg
Gairdner International Award (1983)
Shimon Sakaguchi
Shimon Sakaguchi
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2025)
Katalin Karikó
Katalin Karikó
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2024)

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