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2020 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science

Kivanç Birsoy

Cell biologist Born in Turkey

Kıvanç Birsoy receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for developing cutting-edge tools to unravel the altered metabolism of cancer cells and uncovering molecular targets for treatment.

Portrait of Martin Jonikas
2020 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science

Martin Jonikas

Cell biologist Born in France

Martin Jonikas receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for molecular studies on Chlamydomonas, a model photosynthetic organism, with long-term implications for improving food-crop yield and combating climate change.

Portrait of Angelika Amon
2019 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science

Angelika Amon

Molecular and cell biologist Born in Austria

Angelika Amon receives the Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science for groundbreaking research on the molecular signals that regulate cell growth and division, and how errors in these processes contribute to birth defects and cancer.

Portrait of Mikhail G. Shapiro
2019 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science

Mikhail G. Shapiro

Bioengineer Born in Russia

Mikhail G. Shapiro receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for developing tools based on sound waves and magnetic fields, allowing for an unprecedented range of high-resolution, noninvasive imaging and control of cells in living organisms.

Portrait of Alexander Rudensky
2018 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science

Alexander Rudensky

Immunologist Born in Russia

Alexander Rudensky receives the Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science for fundamental molecular insights on the workings of a type of immune cell with a breathtaking array of functions—in autoimmune disease, inflammatory disorders, and cancer.

Portrait of Feng Zhang
2018 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science

Feng Zhang

Molecular biologist Born in China

Feng Zhang receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for using light to manipulate the activities of brain cells in living animals and for enabling rapid alterations to the genomes of living organisms.

Portrait of Michaela Gack
2017 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science

Michaela Gack

Microbiologist Born in Germany

Michaela Gack receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for uncovering molecular mechanisms by which the human immune system triggers antiviral defenses, and for identifying potential vaccine and drug targets for emerging infectious diseases.

Portrait of Dan Littman
2016 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science

Dan R. Littman

Immunologist Born in Romania

Dan R. Littman receives the Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science for a wealth of insights on HIV pathogenesis, the specificity of the human immune response, and the interplay of the immune system with the human microbiome.

Portrait of Fernando Camargo
2016 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science

Fernando Camargo

Cell biologist Born in Peru

Fernando Camargo receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for unraveling the mechanism of blood cell production and uncovering crucial cellular signaling processes implicated in cancer treatment and regenerative medicine.