Five Life Sciences Researchers Win Breakthrough Prizes Totaling $15M

Five life sciences researchers were honored last night as winners of the 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences honors “transformative” advances toward understanding living systems and extending human life. One prize is dedicated to work that contributes to the understanding of neurological diseases.Prizes of $3 million each were presented to:• Joanne Chory, Ph.D., of Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and Howard Hughes Medical Insti