Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Establish World's Richest Prize For Biology and Medicine

Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin, Yuri Milner Create $33 Million Breakthrough Prize For Medical Research.  Fast Company.  February 20, 2013.

One of the winners, Cornelia I. Bargmann from Rockefeller University was so surprised by her $3 million award that she thought she was a victim of a Nigerian scam or a practical joke.  The research  of all 11 current winners is  outlined in the article.  Many of the researchers are focused on cancer.  Further information about the prize can be found here.   

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