Roderick MacKinnon

Premios

1. 1999

   Premio Lasker — Premio Albert Lasker de Investigación Médica Básica

   Biología

   For elucidating the functional and structural architecture of ion channel proteins, which govern the electrical potential of membranes throughout nature, thereby generating nerve impulses, and controlling muscle contraction, cardiac rhythm, and hormone secretion.

2. 2001

   Premio Internacional Canadá Gairdner

   Biología

   For the elucidation of the mechanism of action and molecular structure of cation channels.

3. 2003

   Premio Nobel — Química

   Química

   for discoveries concerning channels in cell membranes; for structural and mechanistic studies of ion channels