Prix Wolf 1978 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Agriculture

   George F. Sprague

   Biologie

   for his outstanding research on the genetic amelioration of maize for human welfare.

2. Agriculture

   John Charles Walker

   Biologie

   for his research in plant pathology, developing of disease-resistant varieties of major food plants.

3. Chimie

   Carl Djerassi

   Chimie

   for his work in bioorganic chemistry, application of new spectroscopic techniques, and his support of international cooperation.

4. Mathématiques

   Carl L. Siegel

   Mathématiques

   in recognition of his contributions to the theory of numbers, theory of several complex variables, and celestial mechanics.

5. Mathématiques

   Israel Gelfand

   Mathématiques

   for his work on functional analysis, group representation, and for his seminal contributions to many areas of mathematics and its applications.

6. Médecine

   George D. Snell

   Biologie

   for discovery of H-2 antigens, which codes for major transplantation antigens and the onset of the immune response.

7. Médecine

   Jean Dausset

   Biologie

   for discovering the HL-A system, the major histocompatibility complex in man and its primordial role in organ transplantation.

8. Médecine

   Jon J. van Rood

   Biologie

   for his contribution to the understanding of the complexity of the HL-A system in man and its implications in transplantation and in disease.

9. Physique

   Chien-Shiung Wu

   Physique

   for her persistent and successful exploration of the weak interaction which helped establish the precise form and the non conservation of parity for this new natural force.