Canada Gairdner International Award 2013: Winners

Recipients

1. Daniel W. Bradley, Harvey J. Alter

   Biology

   For critical contributions to the discovery and isolation of the hepatitis C virus, which has led to the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic agents.

2. Gregory P. Winter

   Biology

   For the engineering of humanized monoclonal antibodies and their widespread use in medical therapy, particularly for treatment of cancer and immune disorders.

3. Stephen Elledge

   Biology

   For elucidation of the DNA damage response as a signaling network that controls DNA repair and genomic stability with profound implications for cancer and other diseases.