Prix Breakthrough 2017 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Physique fondamentale

   Andrew Strominger, Joseph Polchinski, Cumrun Vafa

   Physique

   For transformative advances in quantum field theory, string theory, and quantum gravity.

2. Sciences de la vie

   Harry F. Noller

   Biologie

   for discovering the centrality of RNA in forming the active centers of the ribosome, the fundamental machinery of protein synthesis in all cells, thereby connecting modern biology to the origin of life and also explaining how many natural antibiotics disrupt protein synthesis.

3. Sciences de la vie

   Huda Zoghbi

   Biologie

   for discoveries of the genetic causes and biochemical mechanisms of spinocerebellar ataxia and Rett syndrome, findings that have provided insight into the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative and neurological diseases.

4. Sciences de la vie

   Roel Nusse

   Biologie

   for pioneering research on the Wnt pathway, one of the crucial intercellular signaling systems in development, cancer and stem cell biology.

5. Sciences de la vie

   Stephen Elledge

   Biologie

   for elucidating how eukaryotic cells sense and respond to damage in their DNA and providing insights into the development and treatment of cancer.

6. Sciences de la vie

   Yoshinori Ohsumi

   Biologie

   for elucidating autophagy, the recycling system that cells use to generate nutrients from their own inessential or damaged components.

7. Mathématiques

   Jean Bourgain

   Mathématiques

   for multiple transformative contributions to analysis, combinatorics, partial differential equations, high-dimensional geometry and number theory.