Edward B. Lewis

Awards

1. 1987

   Canada Gairdner International Award

   Biology

   For the identification and analysis of genes that control embryonic development.

2. 1989

   Wolf Prize — Medicine

   Biology

   for his demonstration and exploration of the genetic control of the development of body segments by homeotic genes.

3. 1991

   Lasker Award — Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award

   Biology

   For fundamental research on the Bithorax Complex, which established the role of homeotic genes in the development of cell patterns and provided a foundation for current studies of embryonic development.

4. 1995

   Nobel Prize — Medicine

   Biology

   for their discoveries concerning the genetic control of early embryonic development