Stephen Elledge

Awards

1. 2013

   Canada Gairdner International Award

   Biology

   For elucidation of the DNA damage response as a signaling network that controls DNA repair and genomic stability with profound implications for cancer and other diseases.

2. 2015

   Lasker Award — Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award

   Biology

   For discoveries concerning the DNA-damage response—a fundamental mechanism that protects the genomes of all living organisms.

3. 2017

   Breakthrough Prize — Life Sciences

   Biology

   for elucidating how eukaryotic cells sense and respond to damage in their DNA and providing insights into the development and treatment of cancer.