Canada Gairdner International Award 1990: Winners

Recipients

1. E. Donnall Thomas

   Biology

   For the development of bone marrow transplantation as a therapy for leukemia and other blood disorders.

2. Edwin Southern, Oliver Smithies

   Biology

   For the discovery, development and application of gel electrophoresis methods that allow the separation and identification of specific proteins and nucleic acids.

3. Francis S. Collins, John R. Riordan, Lap-Chee Tsui

   Biology

   For contributions to the identification of the gene for cystic fibrosis.

4. Victor Ling

   Biology

   For his discovery of the role of P-glycoprotein in the development of multidrug resistance of cancer cells.