Oliver Smithies

Prix

1. 1990

   Prix international Canada Gairdner

   Biologie

   For the discovery, development and application of gel electrophoresis methods that allow the separation and identification of specific proteins and nucleic acids.

2. 1993

   Prix international Canada Gairdner

   Biologie

   For pioneering work in the use of homologous recombination to generate targeted mutations in the mouse.

3. 2001

   Prix Lasker — Prix Albert Lasker pour la recherche médicale fondamentale

   Biologie

   For the development of a powerful technology for manipulating the mouse genome with exquisite precision, which allows the creation of animal models of human disease.

4. 2002/2003

   Prix Wolf — Médecine

   Biologie

   for the development of procedures to manipulate mouse ova and embryos, which has enabled transgenesis and its applications in mice.

5. 2007

   prix Nobel — Médecine

   Biologie

   for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells