Laureate

Paul Negulescu

Born 1962 · United States · Male

Awards

  1. 2022

    Shaw Prize — Life Science and Medicine

    Biology

    For landmark discoveries of the molecular, biochemical, and functional defects underlying cystic fibrosis and the identification and development of medicines that reverse those defects and can treat most people affected by this disorder. Together, these discoveries and medicines are alleviating human suffering and saving lives.

  2. 2025

    Canada Gairdner International Award

    Biology

    For pioneering research into the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the genetic disease cystic fibrosis, leading to the development of transformative drug therapies based on these mechanisms, thereby improving and saving countless lives.

  3. 2025

    Lasker Award — Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

    Biology

    For their key roles in developing a novel treatment for cystic fibrosis—a triple-drug combination that saves the lives of people with this lethal genetic disease