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The ceremony was hosted by Morgan Freeman and featured music from Sarah Brightman and classical pianist Denis Matsuev. At the ceremony, two Special Fundamental Physics Prizes of $3 million were given, to Steven Hawking, and to seven leading CERN scientists, who were interviewed by Charlie Rose via live satellite link from New York., January 01 ...
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences For pioneering the sequencing of ancient DNA and ancient genomes, thereby illuminating the origins of modern humans, our relationships to extinct relatives such as Neanderthals, and the evolution of human populations and traits.
Nov 9, 2015 · MIT researchers took home several awards last night at the 2016 Breakthrough Prize ceremony at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.. Edward Boyden, an associate professor of media arts and sciences, biological engineering, and brain and cognitive sciences, was one of five scientists honored with the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, given for “transformative ...
Nov 9, 2015 · Google co-founder Sergey Brin (left), neuroscientist John Hardy (center), and 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki at the 2016 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on Nov. 8, 2015.
After a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 ceremony recognized Breakthrough Prize laureates from the past three years, as well as winners of the Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize and the Breakthrough Junior Challenge. Watch the ceremony here.
University College London. 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences For discovering mutations in the amyloid precursor protein gene (APP) that cause early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, thus linking accumulation of APP-derived beta-amyloid peptide to Alzheimer’s pathogenesis and suggesting new approaches to risk assessment, prevention, and treatment.
May 2, 2016 · The laureates will be recognized at the 2017 Breakthrough Prize ceremony in the fall of 2016, where the annual Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (distinct from the special prize) will also be presented, along with the Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences and Mathematics.
