Premio Wolf 2011: Ganadores

Destinatarios

1. Agricultura

   Harris A. Lewin

   Biología

   for highly significant discoveries, that contribute to both fundamental and practical aspects of animal agriculture. Through studies on genetics and genomic studies in cattle. Prof. Lewin has greatly expanded our understanding of immunogenetics and disease resistance. Lewin has led efforts to establish research and programs that ensure training of the next generation of animal scientists.

2. Agricultura

   R. James Cook

   Biología

   for seminal discoveries in plant pathology and soil microbiology that impact crop productivity and disease management. Through an understanding of the factors that impact the ecology of pathogenic and non-pathogenic microbes. Prof. Cook's work has improved disease control in wheat and barley and altered paradigms of plant disease control in other crops.

3. Química

   Ching W. Tang, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

   Química

   for exploring the nature of organic solids and their energy profiles, structure and dynamics and for creating new ways to make organic materials, ranging from polymers, to organic-based devices that capture energy from the sun, and light our way in the dark. The researchers have been responsible for groundbreaking conceptual and experimental advances that have helped to create the research field of organic materials.

4. Química

   Stuart A. Rice

   Química

   For exploring the nature of organic solids and their energy profiles, structure and dynamics and for creating new ways to make organic materials, ranging from polymers, to organic-based devices that capture energy from the sun, and light our way in the dark. The researchers have been responsible for groundbreaking conceptual and experimental advances that have helped to create the research field of organic materials.

5. Medicina

   Rudolf Jaenisch

   Biología

   For demonstration that iPS cells can be used to cure genetic disease in a mammal, thus establishing their therapeutic potential.

6. Medicina

   Shinya Yamanaka

   Biología

   for the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) from skin cells.

7. Física

   Harald Rose, Knut Urban, Maximilian Haider

   Física

   for their development of aberration-corrected electron microscopy, allowing the observation of individual atoms with picometer precision, thus revolutionizing materials science.