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The father of cannabis research and the discoverer of the cannabinoid system we have in our body.
http://mechoulamthescientist.com/
Some of the international Prizes awarded to Prof. Raphael Mechoulam
- Somach Sachs Prize for “best research by a scientist below 35 at the Weizmann Institute”, 1964.
- Distinguished Visiting Professorship, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1982-1983.
- “Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior” Nov. 1991 issue dedicated to R.Mechoulam. for achievements in the cannabinoid field.
- Elected, Member Israel Academy of Sciences, 1994.
- David R. Bloom Prize, 1998, for “excellence in pharmaceutical research”, Hebrew University.
- The International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS) establishes an annual award to be named The R. Mechoulam Annual Award in Cannabinoid Research, 1999.
- Israel Prize in Exact Sciences – chemistry, 2000.
- Ariens Award and Lecture. 2000. Dutch Pharmacological Society sponsored by Solvay Pharmaceuticals. Amsterdam.
- Doctor Honoris Causa, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 2001.
- Elected, Honorary Member, Israel Society of Physiology and Pharmacology, 2002.
- Heinrich Wieland Prize, to promote research on “lipids and related substances in the fields of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physiology, and Clinical Medicine”, Munich, Germany, 2004.
- Henrietta Szold Prize for achievements in medical research, Tel-Aviv Municipality, June 2005.
- Doctor Honoris Causa, Complutense University, Madrid, 2006. ECNP (European College of Neuropsychopharmaclogy), Lifetime Achievement Award, Paris, 2006.
- ICRS (International Cannabinoid Research Society) Special Award For lifetime achievements in the cannabinoid field, Cologne, Germany, 2007.
- Israel Chemical Society Prize for excellence in research, Feb. 2009.
- Hebrew University, Medical Faculty Prize for excellence in research, June 2010.
- Eicosanoid Research Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, Seattle, Washington, September, 2011.
- NIDA Discovery Award, NIH, Bethesda, September 2011.
- Rothschild Prize by Keren Hanadiv (The Rothschild Family Foundation), Jerusalem (in the Knesset) 2012.
- EMET Prize – to be presented by the Prime Minister in November, 2012.