Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

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The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences is a prestigious international award that honors transformative advances in understanding living systems and improving human life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international award
life sciences award
science award
awardedFor research on human life and health
transformative advances in life sciences
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibility researchers in life sciences worldwide
field life sciences
firstAwarded 2013
foundedBy Anne Wojcicki
Cathy Zhang
Jack Ma
Mark Zuckerberg
Priscilla Chan
Sergey Brin
Yuri Milner
frequency annual
genre academic award
hasAwardedAmount 3000000 USD
hasCategory Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences self-linksurface differs
surface form: Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (category of awards)
hasLanguage English
hasLaureateField aging research
cancer research
cell biology
gene therapy
genetics
molecular biology
neuroscience
stem cell research
hasMediaCoverage televised award ceremony
inception 2013
locationOfCeremony San Francisco Bay Area
motto Oscars of Science
notableCharacteristic one of the richest science prizes in the world
organizer Breakthrough Prize Foundation
partOf Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences self-linksurface differs
surface form: Breakthrough Prize
purpose to honor advances that extend human life
to honor advances that improve human health
to honor transformative advances in understanding living systems
relatedAward Fundamental Physics Prize
surface form: Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics
Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics
surface form: New Horizons in Mathematics Prize

Fundamental Physics Prize
surface form: New Horizons in Physics Prize
selectionMethod selection by committee of leading scientists
sponsor Breakthrough Prize Foundation
typicalNumberOfLaureatesPerYear up to five laureates per year
website https://breakthroughprize.org

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Karl Deisseroth awardReceived Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Katalin Karikó awardReceived Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
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this entity surface form: Breakthrough Prize
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences hasCategory Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (category of awards)
Svante awardReceived Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
subject surface form: Svante Pääbo
Emmanuelle Charpentier awardReceived Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Jennifer Doudna awardReceived Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Joanne Chory awardReceived Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Fundamental Physics Prize relatedAward Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Drew Weissman awardReceived Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Karikó awardReceived Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
subject surface form: Katalin Karikó
Yuri Milner coFounded Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Cathy Zhang associatedWith Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Breakthrough Prize Foundation administers Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Richard Lifton awardReceived Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Chory awardReceived Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
subject surface form: Joanne Chory
Milner Foundation notableWork Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Milner Foundation funds Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences