Stanley Ben Prusiner, born on May 28, 1942, is an American neurologist and biochemist, currently serving as the director of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases at the University of California, San Francisco. He is renowned for his discovery of prions, a type of infectious agent composed solely of protein that can self-replicate. Prusiner received the Albert Lasker Medical Research Award in 1994 and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1997 for his groundbreaking studies on prions. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and spent his childhood in Des Moines and Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Your next birthday is 337 days away.
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Time Zone - America/Chicago (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Stanley
stone clearing
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Stanley B. Prusiner belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Des Moines
Educated At: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania | Walnut Hills High School | University of California, San Francisco
Occupation: virologist | biochemist | university teacher | neurologist | physician
Employers: University of California, San Francisco | University of California, Berkeley
Awards Received: Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease | Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Neuropsychiatric Research | Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience Research | Humboldt Research Fellowship | Sir Hans Krebs Medal | Foreign Member of the Royal Society | Potamkin Prize | Max Planck Research Award | Richard Lounsbery Award | Keio Medical Science Prize | Dickson Prize in Medicine | Canada Gairdner International Award | Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research | Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer | Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize | Humboldt Prize | Benjamin Franklin Medal | National Medal of Science | Wolf Prize in Medicine | Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Astrology Analysis
Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.
Ephemeris for May 28, 1942
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 28, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for May 28, 2025 |
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| Sun | 6 Gemini 43 | 7 Gemini 37 | 26 Leo 4 |
| Moon | 15 Scorpio 7 | 29 Gemini 42 | 29 Scorpio 1 |
| Mercury | 25 Gemini 18 | 5 Gemini 48 | 11 Virgo 48 |
| Venus | 25 Aries 6 | 21 Aries 48 | 3 Leo 8 |
| Mars | 19 Cancer 52 | 19 Leo 19 | 11 Virgo 36 |
| Jupiter | 27 Gemini 1 | 27 Gemini 16 | 15 Cancer 19 |
| Saturn | 2 Gemini 48 | 0 Aries 9 | 11 Gemini 37 |
| Uranus | 0 Gemini 48 | 27 Taurus 56 | 4 Gemini 24 |
| Neptune | 27 Virgo 8 | 1 Aries 48 | 28 Virgo 24 |
| Pluto | 3 Leo 51 | 3 Aquarius 40 | 5 Leo 59 |
| Rahu | 9 Virgo 1 | 23 Pisces 40 | 4 Virgo 37 |
| Ketu | 9 Pisces 1 | 23 Virgo 40 | 4 Pisces 37 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Stanley B. Prusiner's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars conjunction Mars
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Mars conjunction Mars
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Mars square Moon
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mercury
Exact: 21 May, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Mars aspects Venus
Exact: 30 July, 2025 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 19 August, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mars
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 28 October, 2025 - Mars opposition Saturn
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Mars square Ketu
Exact: 17 November, 2025
