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 |
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| instanceOf |
international award
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life sciences award → science award → |
| awardedFor |
research on human life and health
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transformative advances in life sciences → |
| country |
United States
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| eligibility |
researchers in life sciences worldwide
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| field |
life sciences
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| firstAwarded |
2013
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| foundedBy |
Anne Wojcicki
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Cathy Zhang → Jack Ma → Mark Zuckerberg → Priscilla Chan → Sergey Brin → Yuri Milner → |
| frequency |
annual
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| genre |
academic award
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| hasAwardedAmount |
3000000 USD
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| hasCategory |
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (category of awards)
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| hasLanguage |
English
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| hasLaureateField |
aging research
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cancer research → cell biology → gene therapy → genetics → molecular biology → neuroscience → stem cell research → |
| hasMediaCoverage |
televised award ceremony
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| inception |
2013
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| locationOfCeremony |
San Francisco Bay Area
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| motto |
Oscars of Science
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| notableCharacteristic |
one of the richest science prizes in the world
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| organizer |
Breakthrough Prize Foundation
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| partOf |
Breakthrough Prize
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| purpose |
to honor advances that extend human life
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to honor advances that improve human health → to honor transformative advances in understanding living systems → |
| relatedAward |
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
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Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics → New Horizons in Mathematics Prize → New Horizons in Physics Prize → |
| selectionMethod |
selection by committee of leading scientists
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| sponsor |
Breakthrough Prize Foundation
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| typicalNumberOfLaureatesPerYear |
up to five laureates per year
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| website |
https://breakthroughprize.org
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Emmanuelle Charpentier
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Jennifer Doudna → Joanne Chory → Karl Deisseroth → Katalin Karikó → Svante Pääbo → |
awardReceived |
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Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
("Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (category of awards)")
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hasCategory |
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Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
("Breakthrough Prize")
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partOf |
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Fundamental Physics Prize
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relatedAward |