Oliver Smithies

Oliver Smithies

Oliver Smithies
MA PhD N
1925-2017
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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  • 1993 Winner

    Canada Gairdner International Award

  • 1990 Winner

    Canada Gairdner International Award

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For the discovery, development and application of gel electrophoresis methods that allow the separation and identification of specific proteins and nucleic acids. For pioneering work in the use of homologous recombination to generate targeted mutations in the mouse.

† 1925-2017

Oliver Smithies received the Canada Gairdner International Award in 1990 for the discovery, development and application of gel electrophoresis methods that allow the separation and identification of specific proteins and nucleic acids.

Oliver Smithies also received the Canada Gairdner International Award in 1993 for pioneering work in the use of homologous recombination to generate targeted mutations in the mouse.