Shimon Sakaguchi

Awards

1. 2015

   Canada Gairdner International Award

   Biology

   For his discovery of regulatory T cells, characterization of their role in immunity and application to the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer.

2. 2017

   Crafoord Prize — Polyarthritis

   Biology

   for their discoveries relating to regulatory T cells, which counteract harmful immune reactions in arthritis and other autoimmune diseases

3. 2025

   Nobel Prize — Medicine

   Biology

   for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance