James Dewey Watson

Awards

1. 1960

   Lasker Award — Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award

   Biology

   For revealing the structure of the DNA molecule.

2. 1962

   Nobel Prize — Medicine

   Biology

   for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material

3. 2002

   Canada Gairdner International Award

   Biology

   For his 50 years of unparalelled contributions to biology and medical science, and in particular for his critical international leadership during the creation of the Human Genome Project.