The Rank Prize for Nutrition is for research in
human and
animal nutrition (distinct from
animal husbandry), and crop husbandry. In 2014 Australian biophysicist
Graham Farquhar and the
CSIRO agronomist
Richard Richards were awarded the Rank Prize in Nutrition, for "pioneering the understanding of isotope discrimination in plants and its application to breed wheat varieties that use water more efficiently", which related to a discovery the pair made in the 1980s. Other winners include: • 1981 −
Hugo Kortschak,
Marshall (Hal) Davidson Hatch and
Roger Slack, for "outstanding work on the mechanism of
photosynthesis which established the existence of an alternative pathway for the initial fixation of
carbon dioxide in some important food plants". • 1982 −
Hamish Munro, for his work on the
protein metabolism of
mammals. • 1984 −
Elsie Widdowson, for her work on the values of foods as nutrient sources, the effects of long-term undernutrition and starvation and the nature and control of the growth process. • 1989 −
Vernon R. Young, for his work on the
amino acid metabolism of man. • 1992 −
Kenneth Blaxter, lifetime award given posthumously. • 1995 –
Richard Smithells and
B.M. Hibbard, for "pioneering studies into the role of
micronutrient deficiencies, principally
folic acid deficiency, and
neural tube defects". • 2006 −
J.C. van Lenteren,
Marcel Dicke, and
Louise E.M. Vet for "fundamental studies of plant-pest-natural enemy interactions and the development of practical methods of pest control". • 2010 −
Peter E. Hartmann and
Robyn Owens for their "research on
human lactation, including methods for the non-invasive measurement of the rate of milk secretion". • 2020 –
Stephen O'Rahilly • 2022 –
Cathie Martin "for outstanding research into plant genetics and metabolism leading to enhanced nutritional qualities of fruits and vegetables". • 2024 – Mike Lean and Roy Taylor • 2026 – David E. Salt and Martin Broadley ==References==