Thomas A. Steitz

Prix

1. 2007

   Prix international Canada Gairdner

   Biologie

   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

   prix Nobel — Chimie

   Chimie

   for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome