Beijerinck Virology Prize
The M.W. Beijerinck Virology Prize (M.W. Beijerinck Virologie Prijs) is a prize in virology awarded every two years by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (KNAW). The prize consists of a medal and a monetary award of €35,000. KNAW's two conditions for the prize nomination are that the nominee must be an internationally recognized researcher who has "made a groundbreaking contribution to research in the field of virology in the broadest sense" and must have an appointment at a university or research institute. The prize is named in honor of the Dutch microbiologist Martinus Willem Beijerinck. KNAW appoints an advisory committee which gives advice to KNAW concerning the prize nominees. KNAW has regulations for who may submit nominations. Before 2014 the prize was awarded every three years. Prize winners 1966 Egbertus van Slogteren, Netherlands 1969 , United States 1972 W. Berends, Netherlands 1975 E.M.J. Jaspars and A. van Kammen, Netherlands 1978 Lex van der Eb, Netherlands 1983 B.A.M. van der Zeijst, Netherlands 1986 Walter Fiers, Belgium 1989 , Netherlands 1992 H. zur Hausen, Germany 1996 , Netherlands/Germany 1998 A.D.M.E. Osterhaus, Netherlands 2001 R.A. Weiss, United Kingdom 2004 D.C. Baulcombe, United Kingdom 2007 Charles M. Rice, United States 2010 Eckard Wimmer,