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The Breakthrough Prizes are a set of international awards bestowed in three categories by the Breakthrough Prize Board in recognition of scientific advances. [1] [2] The awards are part of several "Breakthrough" initiatives founded and funded by Yuri Milner and his wife Julia Milner, along with Breakthrough Initiatives and Breakthrough Junior Challenge.
The award of $3 million, the largest award in the sciences, [2] is given to researchers who have made discoveries that extend human life. The Prize is awarded annually, beginning in 2013, with six awards given in each subsequent year. Winners are expected to give public lectures and form the committee to decide future winners. [1]
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics: Breakthrough Prize: Transformative advances in fundamental physics [1] International: Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences: Breakthrough Prize: Research aimed at curing intractable diseases and extending human life [2] International: Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics: Breakthrough Prize: Mathematics [3 ...
Wiley Prize: Wiley Foundation: Breakthrough research in pure or applied life science research that is distinguished by its excellence, originality and impact on our understanding of biological systems and processes United States: William Allan Award: American Society of Human Genetics
In 2019 he was awarded a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his contributions to the understanding of the RNA gene-splicing process and, in collaboration with fellow Prize Laureate Dr. Frank Bennet of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, the development of medical interventions that target the RNA-splicing process, including Spinraza, which is the first treatment for the genetic disorder Spinal ...
She also served on the Life Sciences jury for the Infosys Prize in 2012. Bargmann's research was funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 1995 to 2016. [14] She was the co-chair of the BRAIN initiative and the Head of Science for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. [3] She won the Breakthrough prize in Life Sciences in 2013. [5]
Boyden won a statewide science fair in Texas at age 12 with a project in geometry. [4] At 14, Boyden attended the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas where he studied chemistry and mathematics alongside his high school coursework. There, he worked in Paul Braterman's lab examining the origins of life ...
Wiley Prize: Wiley Foundation: Breakthrough research in pure or applied life science research that is distinguished by its excellence, originality and impact on our understanding of biological systems and processes [52] United States: William C. Rose Award: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology