Thomas A. Steitz

Premios

1. 2007

   Premio Internacional Canadá Gairdner

   Biología

   For his studies on the structure and function of the ribosome which showed that the peptidyl transferase was an RNA catalyzed reaction, and for revealing the mechanism of inhibition of this function by antibiotics.

2. 2009

   Premio Nobel — Química

   Química

   for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome