Prize Recipients

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Silvi Rouskin

Molecular biologist
Born in Bulgaria
Silvi Rouskin receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for developing methods to unravel the shapes of RNA molecules inside cells and aiding the potential development of RNA-based therapeutics.
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2021 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.
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2017 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science

Pardis Sabeti

Computational biologist
Born in Iran
Pardis Sabeti receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for developing cutting-edge genome sequencing and bioinformatics tools to trace the origin and spread of deadly infectious diseases, including Ebola and Lassa fever, among others.
Pardis Sabeti
2014 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science

Elina Zuniga

Molecular biologist
Born in Argentina
Elina Zuniga is an honoree for the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science.
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2011 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise Honoree in Biomedical Science