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Ruslan Medzhitov
Ruslan Medzhitov receives the Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science for pathbreaking work in discovering how immune system proteins called Toll-like receptors shape adaptive immunity, with wide-ranging implications for the fundamental understanding and treatment of inflammation, allergies, and cancer.
Andreas Hochwagen
Andreas Hochwagen is an honoree for the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science.
Konrad Hochedlinger
Konrad Hochedlinger is an honoree for the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science.
Ilya Kaminsky
Ilya Kaminsky is an honoree for the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Literature.
Dinaw Mengestu
Dinaw Mengestu receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Literature for his celebrated writings that explore the themes of alienation and human connection among immigrants in America.
Titia de Lange
Titia de Lange receives the Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science for seminal contributions to the biology of telomeresβthe aiglet-like structures that protect the ends of chromosomes in living cellsβand for discovering telomere-binding proteins that help ensure genome stability and prevent tumor formation.
Yibin Kang
Yibin Kang receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for identifying novel genes involved in cancer metastasis, unraveling dynamic interactions between tumor cells and their microenvironments, and uncovering the role of stem cells, microRNAs, and other noncoding RNAs in cancer.
Boris Portnoy
Boris Portnoy is an honoree for the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Culinary Arts.
