ブレークスルー賞 2018: 勝者

受賞者

1. 基礎物理学

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

   物理学

   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. ライフサイエンス

   Don W. Cleveland

   生物学

   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. ライフサイエンス

   Joanne Chory

   生物学

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

4. ライフサイエンス

   Kim Nasmyth

   生物学

   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. ライフサイエンス

   Peter Walter

   生物学

   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. 数学

   Christopher Hacon, James McKernan

   数学

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