Huda Zoghbi

Awards

1. 2016

   Shaw Prize — Life Science and Medicine

   Biology

   For their discovery of the genes and the encoded proteins that recognize one chemical modification of the DNA of chromosomes that influences gene control as the basis of the developmental disorder Rett syndrome.

2. 2017

   Breakthrough Prize — Life Sciences

   Biology

   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.

3. 2017

   Canada Gairdner International Award

   Biology

   For the discovery of the genetic basis of Rett syndrome and its implications for autism spectrum disorders

4. 2020

   The Brain Prize

   Biology

   For pioneering work on Rett syndrome and the epigenetic regulation of brain development and function.