Prix Shaw 2019 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Astronomie

   Edward C. Stone

   Physique

   For his leadership in the Voyager project, which has, over the past four decades, transformed our understanding of the four giant planets and the outer Solar System, and has now begun to explore interstellar space.

2. Sciences de la vie et médecine

   Maria Jasin

   Biologie

   For her work showing that localized double strand breaks in DNA stimulate recombination in mammalian cells. This seminal work was essential for and led directly to the tools enabling editing at specific sites in mammalian genomes.

3. Sciences mathématiques

   Michel Talagrand

   Mathématiques

   For his work on concentration inequalities, on suprema of stochastic processes and on rigorous results for spin glasses.