Canada Gairdner International Award 2012: Winners

Recipients

1. Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, Michael W. Young

   Biology

   For his pioneering discoveries concerning the biological clock responsible for circadian rhythms.

2. Jeffrey Ravetch

   Biology

   For his seminal work on identifying the Fc receptors of antibodies, which play a key role in the immune response, and for establishing their critical role in autoimmune diseases and cancer.

3. Thomas M. Jessell

   Biology

   For research in defining the genetic and molecular pathways leading to the complex development of the spinal cord, with implications for therapeutic applications.