Oleh Hornykiewicz
Wolf Prize Laureate in Medicine 1979
Oleh Hornykiewicz
Affiliation at the time of the award:
University of Vienna, Austria
Award citation:
“for opening a new approach in the control of Parkinson’s disease by L-Dopa”.
Prize share:
Oleh Hornykiewicz
Arvid Carlsson
Roger W. Sperry
These scientists had made outstanding contributions in brain physiology and physio-pathology.
Professor Oleh Hornykiewicz receives the prize for opening a new approach in the control of Parkinson’s disease by L-Dopa. Professor of Biochemical Pharmacology at the University of Vienna and Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada, member of Professional Societies in Austria, Canada, U.S.A, Germany, etc., he has received the Gold Medal – Canadian Parkinson´s Disease Association, a Special Tribute from Columbia University, New York, and several other Prizes and awards.