Canada Gairdner International Award
Canada Gairdner International Award 1968: Winners
Recipients
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Bruce Chown
For his valuable contributions to the knowledge of human blood groups and particularly for his work on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of hemolytic disease of the newborn, and for his leadership and inspiration of investigators concerned with clinical immunohematology.
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George H. Hitchings
For his leadership in the development of metabolic inhibitors by systematic chemical modification of biologically important compounds. Agents developed in this way have proven valuable in the treatment of malaria, gout, malignant diseases, disorders of the immune system, in human organ transplantation, and a variety of diseases.
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J. Edwin Seegmiller
For his elucidation of a number of inborn errors of metabolism and, in particular, for his discovery of an enzyme defect (phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency) in a neurological disease characterized by mental retardation, behavioural disturbances and over-production of uric acid.
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Jacques Oudin
In recognition of his contributions to immunochemistry through his analysis of antigen-antibody reactions in gelled media, and of his discovery and elucidation of genetic variations in the structure of immunoglobulins.
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James L. Gowans
In recognition of his contributions to a better understanding of the fate of the lymphocyte and its function in immune reactions. This work provides the experimental basis for selective suppression of immunologic mechanisms in human organ transplantations and a variety of diseases.