César Milstein

Awards

1. 1980

   Wolf Prize — Medicine

   Biology

   for their contributions to knowledge of the function and disfunction of the body cells through their studies on the immunological role of the lymphocytes, the development of specific antibodies and the elucidation of mechanisms governing the control and differentiation of normal and cancer cells.

2. 1981

   Canada Gairdner International Award

   Biology

   In recognition of their application of a cell-fusion technique to form immortal cell lines which produce antibodies of a single specificity.

3. 1984

   Lasker Award — Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award

   Biology

   For fundamental research into the genetics of immunoglobulin molecules, paving the way for the development of hybridomas.

4. 1984

   Nobel Prize — Medicine

   Biology

   for theories concerning the specificity in development and control of the immune system and the discovery of the principle for production of monoclonal antibodies