Laureate

Mary F. Lyon

1925–2014 · United Kingdom · Female

Awards

  1. 1985

    Canada Gairdner International Award

    Biology

    For her contributions to our understanding of X-chromosome inactivation and its significance in normal and abnormal development.

  2. 1997

    Wolf Prize — Medicine

    Biology

    for her hypothesis concerning the random inactivation of X-chromosomes in mammals.