Father of the study of human coprolites
Inventor of the artificial cell
Ecologist who changed scientific understanding of natural and man-made ecosystems and their interactions
Researched BCG vaccine for tuberculosis, and infant leukemia
Cloned the Nramp gene and the mdr gene
Improved the resolution of radioautography
Founded the famous Montreal Botanical Gardens
Discovered importance of vitamin D in children’s skeletal disease of rickets
Popularized science
Co-discoverer of convertases, enzymes that cleave proteins to create biologically active chemicals such as hormones
Pioneer in human genetics Researcher into the genetic basis of muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis
Cancer researcher, whose work is leading to the creation of new anti-cancer treatments
