Canada Gairdner International Award
Canada Gairdner International Award 1979: Winners
Recipients
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Charles R. Scriver
In recognition of his contribution to understanding of genetic disease and, in particular, the detection of genetically-determined disease in large population groups, and the development of treatment programs for these disorders.
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Elwood V. Jensen
In recognition of his discovery of steroid receptors which has led to the elucidation of the action of steroid hormones and to the development of tests guiding endocrine treatment for cancer of the breast.
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Frederick Sanger
In recognition of his development of methods for the sequencing of DNA and of his contributions to new concepts of gene structure.
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George F. Cahill Jr.
In recognition of his contributions to our understanding of the interrelationships of hormones and body fuels in differing nutritional states of man.
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James W. Black
In recognition of his role in the identification of amine receptors and in the development of the receptor-blocking drugs, Propranolol and Cimetidine.
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Walter Gilbert
In recognition of his contributions to our understanding of gene replication and regulation, and of the development of methods for sequencing of DNA and their application to studies of gene organization.