Rodney R. Porter

Awards

1. 1966

   Canada Gairdner International Award

   Biology

   In recognition of his outstanding achievements in the field of immunochemistry. He has applied with incisive clarity the tools of the protein chemist to the problem of antibody structure. His methods for breaking antibodies into smaller molecular fragments provided a foundation for our understanding of the molecular architecture of these complex molecules.

2. 1972

   Nobel Prize — Medicine

   Biology

   for their discoveries concerning the chemical structure of antibodies