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Recognitions for Contributions in Genomics by Dan David Prize Awards

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

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The Source for this List is a Search for “Genomics” on the Dan David Prize website

http://www.dandavidprize.org/component/finder/search?q=Genomics&Itemid=101

This is a compilation of all Dan David Prizes awarded in the Field of Genomics

When Will Genomics Cure Cancer?

A conversation with the biogeneticist ERIC S. LANDER [2012 laureate] about how genetic advances are transforming medical treatment “Eric S. Lander, one of the leaders of the Human Genome Project, a map of the 3 billion letters of DNA that make up a…

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J. Craig Venter

Founder, Chairman, and President of the J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD and La Jolla, CA, USA and CEO of Synthetic Genomics Inc., La Jolla, CA, USA.

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David Botstein

Anthony B. Evnin Professor of Genomics; Director, Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics; Director, Certificate Program in Quantitative and Computational Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.

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Laureates Announced 2012

Dan David Prize 2012 Laureates Announced Robert Conquest, Martin Gilbert – for Biography/History William Kentridge – for Plastic Arts David Botstein, Craig Venter, Eric Lander – for Genome Research Tel Aviv (February 27, 2012) —The international Dan…

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Cutting Edge Genomic Research in the World’s First Carbon-Neutral Laboratory Facility

J. CRAIG VENTER, 2012 laureate, is Founder, Chairman, and President of the J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, MD and La Jolla, CA, USA and CEO of Synthetic Genomics Inc., La Jolla, CA, USA. “One of our quests is to help solve two troubling issues —…

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Prof. David Haussler

Prof. David Haussler is a Distinguished Professor of Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Scientific Director of the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute.

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Eric Lander

Founding Director, Broad Institute Harvard and MIT and director of its Genome Biology Program, Cambridge, MA, USA.

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Future – Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics is a field in which mathematics, statistics, and computer algorithms are harnessed towards novel biological discoveries. Bioinformatics methodologies have revolutionized biology, by making it more quantitative and less descriptive….

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J. CRAIG VENTER – Life at the Speed of Light

The Dawn of an Era In his NEW BOOK ‘Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life’ J. CRAIG VENTER, 2012 laureate, explains the coming era of discovery (see Wired interview below). What is the significance of Venter’s…

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From the Press : Hebrew

The Marker, June 14, 2012 – Dan David Prize: The Next Generation Calcalist, June 14, 2012 – Dan David Prize Awarded: Thoughts of Creating Life, Boycotting Scientists, Protests, Entrepreneurs and Ceremonies Ma’ariv, June 12, 2012 – Who Attended the Dan…

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Gary Ruvkun

Professor of Genetics, Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University Gary Ruvkun has made a major contribution to the future of human health with the discovery of conserved hormonal signaling pathways with…

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Selected Fields 2012

Past – HISTORY / BIOGRAPHY Biography is an important sub-discipline of history. Every progressive society makes room for achievement and excellence. Since ancient times, this has been done by immortalizing the names of heroes, role models and…

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Prof. Michael S. Waterman

Prof. Michael S. Waterman is Professor of Biological Sciences, of Mathematics, of Computer Science, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California.

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