Both Rhys Davids and Olcott made important contributions to the understanding of Buddhism in the west, and I understand the people of Sri Lanka still honour Olcott's memory.
Desikan already has made big contributions to the understanding of ALS, Alzheimer's and other afflictions.
The fossil record in China promises fundamental contributions to the understanding of human origins.
She has, over the past two decades, made important contributions to the understanding of epidemic disease.
Shoemaker's contributions to the understanding of the moon's geology were of great use to the Apollo program.
Hoegh-Guldberg, O. et al. Len Muscatine (1932 2007) and his contributions to the understanding of algal-invertebrate endosymbiosis.
He made fundamental contributions to the understanding of molecular structure function relationships in antibodies and other important blood proteins.
But many observers say both the French and American teams made crucial and remarkable contributions to the understanding of AIDS.
The prize honoured Van Vleck's contributions to the understanding of the behaviour of electrons in magnetic, noncrystalline solid materials.
His contributions to the understanding of such issues as patient advocacy and confidentiality have informed social policy.
He made essential contributions to the understanding of electron tunneling and explained various effects of impurities on superconductivity.
