Recognized the world over as a respected member of the scientific community for his research and integrity. The following is a brief list of the more notable Listings, Memberships, Awards and Achievements:
Pasteur Medal, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France received at age 32. (youngest ever to receive) 1962
Robert A. Cooke Memorial Medal, American Academy of Allergy 1962
Distinguished Service Award, University of Chicago Medical Alumni Association 1973
Petrov Medal, USSR (for distinguished contributions to oncologic research)1973
Recipient, Annual San Rocco Award, Italian Society of Cancer Immunology 1983
Award: Seal of the City of Foggia and Province of Brushia for contributions to biomedical research 1984
Karl Landsteiner Medal, German Society of Immunology 1986
Annual Claude Bernard Medal for Medical Research, University of Lyon 1988
European Parliament's International Man of the Year for Biomedical Sciences, 1991
Recipient International First Prize (gold plaque) for FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE 1985-1989 (Castello di Pietrarossa Award), Italy 1991
International Man of the Year 1991 in Biomedical Research, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England 1991
International First Prize, Biomedical Science (shared with Professors Mathe and Karpas) Ninth Annual "Vita di Artista et Scienza", Italian Academy of Sciences 1992
20th Century Achievement Award "500 Leaders of Influence of the Last Quarter of the 20th Century (whose achievements will have permanent applications, especially in the first quarter of the 21st Century)", American Biographical Institute 1996
Member of the Advisor Board for Science, International Biographical Center (IBC)
2000 Millennium Medal of Honor - American Biographical Institute
Member, International Collaborative Research Group on Cognitive Function Disorders
2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 20th Century (IBC), 1999
Lifetime Fellow and Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Highlanders' Club (Hdqt. UK)
Deputy Governor General, DGG for N. America (IBC), 2000
One Thousand Eminent Intellectuals of the Millennium Year (ABI), 2000
International Order of Merit (IBC)
World Laureates (ABI) July, 2000
Deputy Director and Co-Editor of the International Journal of Clinical Investigation
Millenium Man of Year in Experimental Medicine Italian Government November 11, 2000