Canada Gairdner International Award 1988: Winners

Recipients

1. Albert J. Aguayo

   Biology

   For the discovery that regrowth and restoration of neural connections is possible in the injured adult mammalian central nervous system.

2. Michael A. Epstein

   Biology

   For the identification of the Epstein-Barr virus.

3. Michael Berridge, Yasutomi Nishizuka

   Biology

   For his work in establishing the roles of inositol trisphosphate, diacylglycerol, calcium and protein kinase C during signal transduction and in growth and differentiation.

4. Robert J. Lefkowitz

   Biology

   For contributions to our understanding of the structure and regulation of adrenergic receptors.

5. Thomas R. Cech

   Biology

   For the discovery that some forms of RNA have catalytic properties.