Mario R. Capecchi

Awards

1. 1993

   Canada Gairdner International Award

   Biology

   For pioneering work in the use of homologous recombination to generate targeted mutations in the mouse.

2. 1996

   Kyoto Prize — Basic Sciences

   Biology

   Production of Knockout Mice through the Development of Gene Targeting Technique and Outstanding Contribution to Elucidation of Gene Function

3. 2001

   Lasker Award — Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award

   Biology

   For the development of a powerful technology for manipulating the mouse genome with exquisite precision, which allows the creation of animal models of human disease.

4. 2002/2003

   Wolf Prize — Medicine

   Biology

   for their contribution to the development of gene-targeting, enabling elucidation of gene function in mice.

5. 2007

   Nobel Prize — Medicine

   Biology

   for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells