The Leopold Griffuel Prize (Prix Leopold Griffuel) for translational and clinical research is sponsored by the French ARC Foundation for Cancer Research. The prize is designed to reward the accomplishments of and encourage further research among the world's leading

cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving Cell growth#Disorders, abnormal cell growth with the potential to Invasion (cancer), invade or Metastasis, spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Po ...

researchers. Past American recipients of the Griffuel Prize include Samuel Broder, former director of the National Cancer Institute;

C. Everett Koop Charles Everett Koop (October 14, 1916 – February 25, 2013) was an American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator who served as the 13th surgeon general of the United States under President Ronald Reagan from 1982 to 1989. According ...

, former U.S. Surgeon General, and

Anita Roberts Anita Bauer Roberts (April 3, 1942 – May 26, 2006) was an American molecular biologist who made pioneering observations of a protein, TGF-β, that is critical in healing wounds and bone fractures and that has a dual role in blocking or stimu ...

, pioneer in research on TGF-beta. Recipients receive a cash award of €15,000 (valued at approximately US$20,000 as of 2014).

Recipients

Source (to 2005)
ARC
* 49th=(2021) - Divyansh Palia - Healthcare and Biological Research Association at Strasbourg University * 48th=(2019) - Steve Jackson - Wellcome Trust/ Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute at the University of Cambridge * 47th=(2018) - Martine Piccart - Jules Bordet Institute * 46th=(2017) - Riccardo Dalla-Favera - Institute for Cancer Genetics at Columbia University * 45th=(2016) - Richard Marais - Manchester Institute, UK * 44th=(2015) - Olivier Delattre - Institute Curie, France * 44th=(2015) - Michel Attal - University Institute of Cancer, France * 43rd=(2014) - Brunangelo Falini - University of Perugia, Italy * 43rd=(2014) - Yosef Yarden - Weizmann Institute, Israel * 42nd (2013) - Jiri Lukas -

Novo Nordisk Foundation The Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) is an international enterprise foundation focusing on medical treatment and research. In 2023, the foundation had a net worth of DKK 1,114 billion (167 billion), making it the wealthiest charitable foundation ...

Center for Protein Research, Denmark * 41st (2012) - Guido Kroemer - Gustave Roussy, France * 40th (2009) -

Hans Clevers Johannes (Hans) Carolus Clevers (born 27 March 1957) is a Dutch Molecular genetics, molecular geneticist, Cell biology, cell biologist and stem cell researcher. He became the Head of Pharma, Research and Early Development, and a member of the C ...

- Hubrecht Institute, Netherlands * 39th (2008) - Hugues de Thé - Saint-Louis Hospital, France * 38th (2007) - Anne Dejean-Assémat - Pasteur Institute, France * 37th (2006) - Sebastian Amigorena - Institute Curie, France * 36th (2005) - Carlo Croce - The Ohio State University * 35th (2004) - Alexander Varshavsky- California Institute of Technology of Pasadena, USA * 34th (2003) -

- National Cancer Institute, USA * 33rd (2002) - Kari Alitalo - Council for Health, Finland * 32nd (2001) - Jacques Pouysségur - CNRS, France * 31st (2000) - Leland Hartwell - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA * 30th (1999) - Thierry Boon-Falleur - Ludwig Institute, Belgium * 29th (1998) - Miroslav Radman * 28th (1997) - Gérard Orth - CNRS, France * 27th (1996) - Pierre May - CNRS, France * 26th (1995) - Pierre Potier - Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles du CNRS, France * 25th (1994) - Georges Mathé - University of Paris-Sud, France * 24th (1993) - Samuel Broder * 23rd (1992) - Jérôme Lejeune * 22nd (1991) -

Umberto Veronesi Umberto Veronesi (; 28 November 1925 – 8 November 2016) was an Italian oncologist, physician, scientist, and politician, internationally known for his contributions on prevention and treatment of breast cancer throughout a career spanning ove ...

* 21st (1990) - François Cuzin - University of Nice, France * 20th (1989) -

* 19th (1988) - Steven A. Rosenberg * 18th (1987) - Pierre Chambon * 17th (1986) - M. Anthony Epstein * 16th (1985) - Jean-Bernard Le Pecq - Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France * 15th (1984) - Michael Feldman - Weizman Institute, Israel * 14th (1983) -

Robert Gallo Robert Charles Gallo (; born March 23, 1937) is an American biomedical researcher. He is best known for his role in establishing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the infectious agent responsible for acquired immune deficiency syndrome ( ...

* 13th (1982) - Dominique Stehelin - Institut Pasteur de Lille, France * 12th (1981) -

Hamao Umezawa was a Japanese scientist who discovered several antimicrobial agents and enzyme inhibitors. Umezawa was born in Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, as the second son in a family of seven children. After graduating from Musashi Junior and Senior High ...

* 11th (1980) - Vincent DeVita * 10th (1979) - Charlotte Friend * 9th (1978) - Elisabeth Miller - McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin * 8th (1977) - Raymond Latarjet - Institut du Radium, Paris * 7th (1976) - Ludwig Gross * 6th (1975) - Henry S. Kaplan * 5th (1974) - Richard Doll * 4th (1973) - George Klein * 3rd (1972) - Howard M. Temin * 2nd (1971) - Georges Barski - Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France * 1st (1970) - Joseph Burchenal - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York

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Complete list of laureates, 1970 - 2005
Complete list of laureates, 1970 - present
--> Awards established in 1970 Cancer research awards French science and technology awards

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