The genetic control of tertiary protein structure studies with mode systems.

In 1972 Anfinsen shared half of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Stanford Moore and William H. Stein for "for his work on ribonuclease, especially concerning the connection between the amino acid sequence and biologically active conformation."  Anfinsen's discovery became known as Anfinsen's dogma.

Order of authorship in the original publication: Epstein, Goldberger, Ainfinsen.

(Thanks to Juan Weiss for this reference and its interpretation.)