Rob Knight

Molecular microbiologist Born in New Zealand

Rob Knight receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for groundbreaking research on microbial communities and the development of computational tools that honed the analysis of microbial data.

Franziska Michor

Computational biologist Born in Austria

Franziska Michor receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for work that fuses evolutionary biology, mathematics, and clinical research toward a better understanding of cancer genesis and treatments.

Yasaman Hashemian

Game designer Born in Iran

Yasaman Hashemian receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Design for her contributions to health-based projects, as a game and usability designer, data analyst, and game producer.