Canada Gairdner International Award 2004: Winners

Recipients

1. Arthur L. Horwich, Franz-Ulrich Hartl, R. John Ellis

   Biology

   For his fundamental discoveries concerning chaperone assisted protein folding in the cell and its relevance to neurodegeneration.

2. George Sachs

   Biology

   For his elucidation of mechanisms of gastric acid secretion and the development of novel therapies for gastric disease.

3. Seymour Benzer

   Biology

   For pioneering discoveries that both founded and greatly advanced an entire field of neurogenetics, thereby transforming our understanding of the brain and its mechanisms.