Earl Wilbur Sutherland

Premios

1. 1969

   Premio Internacional Canadá Gairdner

   Biología

   In recognition of his outstanding contributions to our understanding of the central role the adenylcyclase system plays in mediating many of the effects of hormones on metabolic processes.These discoveries, which emanated from a careful, imaginative and thorough analysis of the mechanisms by which epinephrine and glucagon increased glycogenolysis, have opened new fields for exploration.

2. 1970

   Premio Lasker — Premio Albert Lasker de Investigación Médica Básica

   Biología

   For the discovery of cyclic AMP and elucidation of this key chemical mechanism that regulates hormonal action.

3. 1971

   Premio Nobel — Medicina

   Biología

   for his discoveries concerning the mechanisms of the action of hormones