ブレークスルー賞 2017: 勝者

受賞者

1. 基礎物理学

   Andrew Strominger, Joseph Polchinski, Cumrun Vafa

   物理学

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

2. ライフサイエンス

   Harry F. Noller

   生物学

   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. ライフサイエンス

   Huda Zoghbi

   生物学

   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. ライフサイエンス

   Roel Nusse

   生物学

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

5. ライフサイエンス

   Stephen Elledge

   生物学

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

6. ライフサイエンス

   Yoshinori Ohsumi

   生物学

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

7. 数学

   Jean Bourgain

   数学

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