Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
The Warren Alpert Foundation Prize is an award from the Warren Alpert Foundation , based in Providence , Rhode Island , that has been awarded since 1987.
Awarded in collaboration with Harvard Medical School in Boston , Massachusetts ,
“… Scientists, physicians and researchers whose scientific achievements have led to the prevention, cure or treatment of human diseases or disorders, and / or whose research constitutes a seminal scientific finding that holds great promise of ultimately changing our understanding of or ability to treat disease . ”
“... Scientists, doctors and researchers whose scientific achievements have led to the prevention, treatment or cure of diseases and disorders in humans, or whose research represents an essential finding that gives rise to great hope, our understanding of diseases or our ability to do so to treat, ultimately to change. "
- www.warrenalpert.org/prize
The prize money (as of 2020) is 500,000 US dollars .
Award winners
| year | Reason | Award winners |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | For seminal discoveries about the function of key intestinal hormones, their effects on metabolism and the subsequent design of treatments for type 2 diabetes, obesity and short bowel syndrome | Daniel J. Drucker , Joel habener , Jens Juul Holst |
| 2019 | For seminal discoveries in optogenetics. | Edward Boyden , Karl Deisseroth , Peter Hegemann , Gero Miesenböck |
| 2018 | For identifying faulty genes behind devastating disease, development of precision-targeted therapies. | Francis Collins , Paul Negulescu , Bonnie Ramsey , Lap-Chee Tsui , Michael Welsh |
| 2017 | For transformative discoveries in the field of cancer immunology. | James P. Allison , Lieping Chen , Gordon J. Freeman , Tasuku Honjo , Arlene Sharpe |
| 2016 | For remarkable contributions to the understanding of the CRISPR bacterial defense system and the revolutionary discovery that it can be adapted for genome editing. | Rodolphe Barrangou , Jennifer Doudna , Philippe Horvath , Virginijus Šikšnys , Emmanuelle Charpentier |
| 2015 | For their pioneering discoveries in chemistry and parasitology, and personal commitments to translate these into effective chemotherapeutic and vaccine-based approaches to control malaria - their collective work will impact millions of lives globally particularly particularly in the developing countries. | Ruth S. Nussenzweig , Victor Nussenzweig , Tu Youyou |
| 2014 | For seminal contributions to our understanding of neurotransmission and neurodegeneration. | Solomon H. Snyder , Roger A. Nicoll , Oleh Hornykiewicz |
| 2013 | For their seminal contributions to concepts and methods of creating a genetic map in the human, and of positional cloning, leading to the identification of thousands of human disease genes and ushering in the era of human genetics. | Ronald W. Davis , David Botstein , David S. Hogness |
| 2012 | For the discovery, preclinical and clinical development of bortezomib to FDA approval and front line therapy for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma. | Julian Adams , Kenneth Anderson , Paul G. Richardson , Fred Goldberg |
| 2011 | In recognition of their extraordinary contributions to medicine and innovations in bioengineering. | Alain Carpentier , Robert Langer |
| 2010 | For the expansion and differentiation of human keratinocyte stem cells for permanent skin restoration in victims of extensive burns. | Howard Green |
| 2008 2009 |
For the discovery, characterization and implementation of laser panretinal photo-coagulation, which is used to treat proliferative diabetic retinopathy. | Lloyd Aiello |
| 2007 | For work leading to the development of a vaccine against human papillomavirus. | Harald zur Hausen , Lutz Gissmann |
| 2006 | For their contribution to the development of the breast cancer therapy Herceptin, the first target-directed cancer treatment for solid tumors. | Dennis Slamon , Axel Ullrich , Robert Weinberg , H. Michael Shepard |
| 2005 | For discovering angiogenesis and its relationship to disease, and for championing the concept of anti-angiogenic therapies. | M. Judah Folkman |
| 2004 | For her seminal contributions to the understanding of how the antitumor agent Taxol kills cancer cells. | Susan Band Horwitz |
| 2003 | For their pioneering work on the purification, characterization, and cloning of human interferon-alpha. | Sidney Pestka , David Goeddel , Charles Weissmann |
| 2002 | For his pioneering work in understanding the role of vitamin A supplementation in preventing blindness and life-threatening infections in children in the developing world. | Alfred Sommer |
| 2001 | For their pioneering work in cardiovascular research which has dramatically reduced the mortality rate for heart attacks. | Eugene Braunwald , Barry S. Coller |
| 2000 | For their research that contributed to the development of a drug that effectively treats chronic megelogenous leukemia and other forms of cancer. | Brian Druker , Nicholas Lydon , Alex Matter , Owen Witte , David Baltimore |
| 1999 | For their research in the development of statins which lower the level of cholesterol in the heart. | Michael Brown , Joseph L. Goldstein , Akira Endo |
| 1998 | For elucidating the pathway forming the leukotrienes and their role in bronchial asthma. | K. Frank Austen |
| 1997 | For their discovery of human immune deficiency virus (HIV). | Robert C. Gallo , Luc Montagnier |
| 1996 | For their discoveries of molecules that regulate the growth and differentiation of bone marrow cells in health and disease. | Leo Sachs , Donald Metcalf |
| 1995 | For the development of the lung surfactant used for treating pulmonary hyaline membrane disease. | John A. Clements |
| 1994 | For identifying Helicobacter pylori as the organism that causes gastric and duodenal ulcers. | John Robin Warren , Barry J. Marshall |
| 1993 | For developing a complete description of thalassemia at the molecular level. | Stuart H. Orkin |
| 1992 | For discovering the enzymatic basis of Gaucher's disease leading to its effective treatment. | Miguel A. Ondetti , Roscoe O. Brady |
| 1991 | For designing a powerful new approach to the treatment of high blood pressure and congestive heart failure. | David W. Cushman |
| 1989 | For pioneering the use of DNA in the diagnosis of congenital anemias. | Yuet-Wai Kan |
| 1988 | For defining the genetic basis of muscular dystrophy. | Louis Kunkel |
| 1987 | For elaborating the genetics of Hepatitis B as the basis for its vaccine. | Kenneth Murray |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prize - warrenalpert.org. In: warrenalpert.org. Retrieved March 27, 2016 (English).