Wiley Prize

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The Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences is intended to recognize breakthrough research in pure or applied life science research that is distinguished by its excellence, originality and impact on our understanding of biological systems and processes. The award may recognize a specific contribution or series of contributions that demonstrate the nominee's significant leadership in the development of research concepts or their clinical application. Particular emphasis will be placed on research that champions novel approaches and challenges accepted thinking in the biomedical sciences.[1]

The Wiley Foundation, established in 2001, is the endowing body that supports the Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences.[2]

This international award is presented annually and consists of a $35,000 prize and a luncheon in honor of the recipient. The award is presented at a ceremony at The Rockefeller University, where the recipient delivers an honorary lecture as part of the Rockefeller University Lecture Series.[2]

As of 2016, six recipients have gone on to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.[1]

Award recipients

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2002

lymphomas and the fundamental biological process of apoptosis. Korsmeyer's experiments established that blocking cell death plays a primary role in cancer
.

2003

University of Massachusetts Medical School; Thomas Tuschl, formerly of the Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Goettingen, Germany, and most recently of The Rockefeller University; and David Baulcombe, of the Sainsbury Laboratory at the John Innes Centre in Norwich
, England – For contributions to discoveries of novel mechanisms for regulating gene expression by small interfering RNAs (siRNA).

2004

histones
to regulate gene activity.

2005

correctly folded proteins
for export.

2006

stem cell biology
.

2007

Parkinson's
.

2008

– For the discovery of the genes that cause many forms of high and low blood pressure in humans.

2009

Bonnie Bassler of the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.[1] – For pioneering investigations of quorum sensing, a mechanism that allows bacteria to "talk" to each other to coordinate their behavior, even between species.

2010

light-activated ion channels. The discovery has greatly enlarged and strengthened the new field of optogenetics. Channelrhodopsins also provide a high potential for biomedical applications such as the recovery of vision and optical deep brain stimulation
for treatment of Parkinson's and other diseases, instead of the more invasive electrode-based treatments.

2011

potassium ion channels
that control nerve cell activity throughout the animal kingdom.

2012

molecular motors along two different systems of tracks within cells.[5]

2013

Michael Young, Rockefeller University; Jeffrey Hall, Brandeis University (Emeritus), and Michael Rosbash, Brandeis University for the discovery of the molecular mechanisms governing circadian rhythms.

2014

for their work in oxygen sensing systems.

2015

for their studies of the DNA damage response. [6]

2016

Yoshinori Ohsumi for the discovery of how cells recycle their components in an orderly manner. This process, autophagy (self-eating), is critical for the maintenance and repair of cells and tissues.

2017

Joachim Frank, Richard Henderson, and Marin van Heel for pioneering developments in electron microscopy.

2018

Lynne E. Maquat for elucidating the mechanism of nonsense-mediated messenger RNA decay.

2019

Svante Pääbo and David Reich for sequencing the genomes of ancient humans and extinct relatives.

2020

No award due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021

Clifford Brangwynne, Anthony Hyman, and Michael Rosen
for a new principle of subcellular compartmentalization based on formation of phase-separated biomolecular condensates.

2022

John Jumper
for pioneering studies in protein structure predictions.

2023

Michael J. Welsh, Paul Negulescu, Fredrick Van Goor, and Sabine Hadida for research and development leading to medicines that effectively treat cystic fibrosis by correcting the folding, trafficking, and functioning of the mutated cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR).[7]

2024

Allan Spradling, and Raymond Schofield for their discovery of the stem cell niche, a localized environment that controls stem-cell identity.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Wiley::News". Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  2. ^ a b "Wiley: The Wiley Foundation Home".
  3. ^ "Recipients Of 6th Annual Wiley Prize In Biomedical Sciences Announced By Wiley Foundation". Medical News Today. 2007-02-02.
  4. ^ "Seventh Annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences Awarded to Dr. Richard P. Lifton". BNet. 2008-02-04.
  5. ^ "Eleventh Annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences Awarded to Dr. Michael Sheetz, Dr. James Spudich, and Dr. Ronald Vale - TheStreet". Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  6. ^ "Wiley: The Wiley Foundation Home".
  7. ^ Laureates 2023
  8. ^ Laureates 2024

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