William S. Tillett

William Smith Tillett (July 10, 1892 in Charlotte, North Carolina – April 4, 1974) was an American internist and microbiologist. He is best known for the discovery of C-reactive protein and the streptokinase.

Awards

1942 Honorary degree from the University of North Carolina
1949 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, together with André Cournand and L. Royal Christensen ^[1]
1951 Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1951 Honorary Doctorate from the University of Chicago
1952 Borden Award
1959 Honorary Doctorate of Northwestern University

References

↑ Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award 1949 Winners the Lasker Foundation (laskerfoundation.org) accessed on June 26, 2012

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