Gairdner Foundation International Award
Hendrickson obtained a B.A. in biology and physics from University of Wisconsin-River Falls and a Ph.D in biophysics from Johns Hopkins University. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992. He won the Christian B. Anfinsen Award in 1997, Gairdner Foundation International Award in 2003 and Harvey Prize in 2004.