Akira Endo

Awards

1. 2006

   Japan Prize — The Development of Novel Therapeutic Concepts and Technologies

   CS

   for the discovery of the Statins and their development.

2. 2008

   Lasker Award — Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

   Biology

   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

   Canada Gairdner International Award

   Biology

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