33rd Prince Mahidol Awards (PMA) of the year 2024

วันที่นำเข้าข้อมูล 31 Jan 2025

วันที่ปรับปรุงข้อมูล 31 Jan 2025

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On 30 January 2025, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, as the Representative of His Majesty the King, presided over the 33rd Prince Mahidol Awards (PMA) of the year 2024 at the Chakri Throne Hall and hosted a dinner in honour of the laureates at the Boromrajasathitmaholarn Hall.

The Ceremony was also attended by the Prime Minister and the Cabinet Members, President of the Privy Council and Privy Council Members, Dean and the Diplomatic Corps, Ambassadors of nominating countries, as well as the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation Board of Trustees.

The 2024 PMA recipients are as follows:

In the field of Medicine, Prof. Dr. Tony Hunter from the United Kingdom / the United States of America won the prize for his discovery of tyrosine kinase enzymes and the phosphorylation process, which led to the development of targeted cancer treatments (targeted therapy) and drugs that can effectively inhibit cancer cells.

In the field of Public Health, Prof. Dr. Jonathan P. Shepherd from the United Kingdom won the prize for his creation of the Cardiff Model of Violence Prevention, which is a public health tool and innovation for reducing community violence.

Established in honor of HRH Prince Mahidol of Songkla as “The Father of Modern Medicine and Public Health of Thailand," the PMA annually recognises individual(s) or institution(s) with outstanding and exemplary contributions to the advancement of the international medical and public health services since 2002. Each Award consists of a medal, a certificate, and a prize to the sum of 100,000 USD.

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