Prix Breakthrough 2018 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Physique fondamentale

   Charles L. Bennett, Gary Hinshaw, Norman Jarosik, Lyman Page, David N. Spergel

   Physique

   For detailed maps of the early universe that greatly improved our knowledge of the evolution of the cosmos and the fluctuations that seeded the formation of galaxies.

2. Sciences de la vie

   Don W. Cleveland

   Biologie

   for elucidating the molecular pathogenesis of a type of inherited ALS, including the role of glia in neurodegeneration, and for establishing antisense oligonucleotide therapy in animal models of ALS and Huntington disease.

3. Sciences de la vie

   Joanne Chory

   Biologie

   for discovering how plants optimize their growth, development, and cellular structure to transform sunlight into chemical energy.

4. Sciences de la vie

   Kim Nasmyth

   Biologie

   for elucidating the sophisticated mechanism that mediates the perilous separation of duplicated chromosomes during cell division and thereby prevents genetic diseases such as cancer.

5. Sciences de la vie

   Peter Walter

   Biologie

   for elucidating the unfolded protein response, a cellular quality-control system that detects disease-causing unfolded proteins and directs cells to take corrective measures.

6. Mathématiques

   Christopher Hacon, James McKernan

   Mathématiques

   for transformational contributions to birational algebraic geometry, especially to the minimal model program in all dimensions.