Eric Kandel
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
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Honours
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Rankings
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Covers
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Records
Eric Kandel's accolades reflect a lifetime of groundbreaking research. His Nobel Prize in 2000 stands as a pinnacle, but his list of honors is deep. The Lasker Award, often called the American Nobel, and the Gairdner Award both recognized his work early. The National Medal of Science, the highest US scientific honor, came in 2003. His Kyoto Prize in 2010 celebrated his global impact. What sets Kandel apart is his ability to translate complex neuroscience into accessible prose, earning him the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for his memoir.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Member of the National Academy of Sciences
Elected for his contributions to neuroscience.
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Recognized for his scientific achievements.
Recipient of the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
Awarded for outstanding research in biology.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Honored for his contributions to science.
Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
Recognized for his work on the biology of memory.
Honorary Degrees from Yale, Harvard, and the Weizmann Institute
Received multiple honorary doctorates.
Rankings & Lists
Top 10 scientists of the 20th century
100 Most Influential People
Magazine Covers
The New Yorker
2006
Profile on his memoir
Scientific American
2000
Following Nobel win
Psychology Today
2010
Work on memory
Records & Feats
First to demonstrate synaptic changes underlie memory
Kandel's research on Aplysia showed that learning alters the strength of synaptic connections, a foundational discovery.