Premio Internacional Canadá Gairdner 2017: Ganadores

Destinatarios

1. Akira Endo

   Biología

   For the first discovery and development of statins, inhibitors of cholesterol biosynthesis that have transformed the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

2. David Julius

   Biología

   For determining the molecular basis of somatosensation- how we sense heat, cold and pain.

3. Huda Zoghbi

   Biología

   For the discovery of the genetic basis of Rett syndrome and its implications for autism spectrum disorders

4. Lewis E. Kay

   Biología

   For the development of modern NMR spectroscopy for studies of biomolecular structure dynamics and function, including applications to molecular machines and rare protein conformations

5. Rino Rappuoli

   Biología

   For pioneering the genomic approach, known as reverse vaccinology, used to develop a vaccine against meningococcus B which has saved many lives worldwide.