ブレークスルー賞 2016: 勝者

受賞者

1. 基礎物理学

   Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, Arthur B. McDonald, Atsuto Suzuki, Kōichirō Nishikawa, Takaaki Kajita, Yōichirō Suzuki

   物理学

   For the fundamental discovery and exploration of neutrino oscillations, revealing a new frontier beyond, and possibly far beyond, the standard model of particle physics.

2. ライフサイエンス

   Edward S. Boyden

   生物学

   for the development and implementation of optogenetics – the programming of neurons to express light-activated ion channels and pumps, so that their electrical activity can be controlled by light.

3. ライフサイエンス

   Helen Hobbs

   生物学

   for the discovery of human genetic variants that alter the levels and distribution of cholesterol and other lipids, inspiring new approaches to the prevention of cardiovascular and liver disease.

4. ライフサイエンス

   John Hardy

   生物学

   for discovering mutations in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene that cause early onset Alzheimer's disease, linking accumulation of APP-derived beta-amyloid peptide to Alzheimer's pathogenesis and inspiring new strategies for disease prevention.

5. ライフサイエンス

   Svante Pääbo

   生物学

   for pioneering the sequencing of ancient DNA and ancient genomes, thereby illuminating the origins of modern humans, our relationships to extinct relatives such as Neanderthals, and the evolution of human populations and traits.

6. 数学

   Ian Agol

   数学

   for spectacular contributions to low dimensional topology and geometric group theory, including work on the solutions of the tameness, virtually Haken and virtual fibering conjectures.