Prix international Canada Gairdner 2014 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Harold F. Dvorak

   Biologie

   For discovering Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), a key molecular mediator of new blood vessel formation and the development of effective anti-VEGF therapy for cancer and wet macular degeneration

2. James P. Allison

   Biologie

   For his discovery of immune checkpoint blockade and its successful application to immune therapy of cancer.

3. Napoleone Ferrara

   Biologie

   For discovering Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), a key molecular mediator of new blood vessel formation and the development of effective anti-VEGF. therapy for cancer and wet macular degeneration

4. Marc Feldmann, Ravinder Maini

   Biologie

   For the discovery of anti-TNF therapy for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases.

5. Titia de Lange

   Biologie

   For her discovery of the mechanisms by which mammalian telomeres are protected from deleterious DNA repair and damage responses.