Wolf Prize 2019: Winners

Recipients

1. Agriculture

   David Zilberman

   Biology

   for developing economic models to answer fundamental agricultural economic and policy questions.

2. Chemistry

   John F. Hartwig

   Chemistry

   for independently developing efficient transition-metal catalysts which form carbon-heteroatom bonds, thus transforming the way drug molecules are manufactured, for the benefit of humankind.

3. Chemistry

   Stephen L. Buchwald

   Chemistry

   for developing efficient transition-metal catalysts which form carbon-heteroatom bonds, thus transforming the way drug molecules are manufactured, for the benefit of humankind.

4. Mathematics

   Gregory Lawler

   Math

   for his extensive and groundbreaking research on random paths and loops.

5. Mathematics

   Jean-Francois Le Gall

   Math

   for his deep and elegant work on stochastic processes.

6. Medicine

   Jeffrey M. Friedman

   Biology

   for the identification of Leptin, a new endocrine system regulating body weight.