Akira Endo

Prix

1. 2006

   Prix Japon — Le développement de nouveaux concepts et technologies thérapeutiques

   Informatique

   for the discovery of the Statins and their development.

2. 2008

   Prix Lasker — Prix Lasker-DeBakey pour la recherche médicale clinique

   Biologie

   For the discovery of the statins — drugs with remarkable LDL-cholesterol-lowering properties that have revolutionized the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease.

3. 2017

   Prix international Canada Gairdner

   Biologie

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