Elizabeth H. Blackburn

Prix

1. 1998

   Prix international Canada Gairdner

   Biologie

   For the discovery of the structure of telomeres and the enzyme that synthesizes them.

2. 2006

   Prix Lasker — Prix Albert Lasker pour la recherche médicale fondamentale

   Biologie

   For the prediction and discovery of telomerase, a remarkable RNA-containing enzyme that synthesizes the ends of chromosomes, protecting them and maintaining the integrity of the genome.

3. 2009

   prix Nobel — Médecine

   Biologie

   for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase