Shankar Balasubramanian

Awards

1. 2020

   Millennium Technology Prize

   Biology

   For their innovation of Next Generation DNA Sequencing, technology that enables fast, accurate, low-cost and large-scale genome sequencing.

2. 2022

   Breakthrough Prize — Life Sciences

   Biology

   for the development of a robust and affordable method to determine DNA sequences on a massive scale, which has transformed the practice of science and medicine.

3. 2024

   Canada Gairdner International Award

   Biology

   For the fundamental and applied research that led to a revolutionary and affordable method to sequence DNA on a massive scale, which has dramatically accelerated discoveries in the life sciences and medicine.