Broad, Harvard researchers win Breakthrough Prize, known as 'Oscars of Science'

Scientists behind Ozempic and Wegovy win $3-million Breakthrough Prize

Five scientists who pioneered GLP-1-based drugs Ozempic and Wegovy receive $3 million Breakthrough Prize for life-changing contributions to diabetes and obesity treatment

How The Epstein-Barr Virus Causes Multiple Sclerosis – And Where Science Is On A Cure

Leading researchers in the field have just been awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.

How a chemistry professor at MIT accidentally made a Nobel Prize-winning breakthrough

Even for 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureate Moungi Bawendi, "science is hard" and sometimes involves repeatedly banging your head against the wall.Last Thursday, Bawendi, a professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, delivered the 2025 John Howard Appleton Lecture organized by the Chemistry Department. In the lecture, Bawendi discussed his work in the synthesis of quantum dots, for which he received the 2023 Nobel…

Scientists Discover Mechanisms That Prevent Autoimmune Diseases and Win $600,000 Crafoord Prize

Two researchers in the US and Australia have discovered important mechanisms that prevent B cells from attacking the body’s own tissues in autoimmune diseases like arthritis, lupus, and multiple sclerosis—and in the process have won a prestigious prize. Normally, the body’s immune system protects us from viruses, bacteria, and foreign substances. However, in autoimmune diseases, […] The post Scientists Discover Mechanisms That Prevent Autoimmune…

Multiple sclerosis research wins at ‘Oscars of science’

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3 Harvard scientists awarded Breakthrough Prizes — Harvard Gazette

Alberto Ascherio, Joel Habener, and David Liu.Photos courtesy of Alberto Ascherio and Joel Habener, photo by Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Health 3 Harvard scientists awarded Breakthrough Prizes ‘Oscars of Science’ recognize major advances in gene editing and against MS and obesity April 6, 2025 4 min read Three Harvard researchers were recognized with 2025 Breakthrough Prizes — the “Os…