Prix Wolf 2002/2003 : lauréats

Destinataires

1. Agriculture

   Fuller W. Bazer, R. Michael Roberts

   Biologie

   for discoveries of Interferon-t and other pregnancy-associated proteins, which clarified the biological mystery of signaling between embryo and mother to maintain pregnancy, with profound effects on the efficiency of animal production systems, as well as human health and well-being.

2. Mathématiques

   John Tate

   Mathématiques

   for his creation of fundamental concepts in algebraic number theory.

3. Mathématiques

   Mikio Sato

   Mathématiques

   for his creation of 'algebraic analysis', including hyperfunction and microfunction theory,holonomic quantum field theory, and a unified theory of soliton equations.

4. Médecine

   Mario R. Capecchi

   Biologie

   for their contribution to the development of gene-targeting, enabling elucidation of gene function in mice.

5. Médecine

   Oliver Smithies, Ralph L. Brinster

   Biologie

   for the development of procedures to manipulate mouse ova and embryos, which has enabled transgenesis and its applications in mice.

6. Physique

   Anthony J. Leggett, Bertrand Halperin

   Physique

   for key insights into the broad range of condensed matter physics: Leggett on superfluidity of the light helium isotope and macroscopic quantum phenomena; and Halperin on two- dimensional melting, disordered systems and strongly interacting electrons.