International Senior Award
Dr. Carl F. NATHAN - Weill Cornell Medicine – New York
Field: Microbiology & Infection
Carl F. Nathan is awarded for his major discoveries in our understanding of host-pathogen relations, such as macrophage activation by interferon gamma which strongly shaped the field of immunology and dramatically influenced treatment of infectious diseases.
3 International Junior Awards
Pr. Andrea ABLASSER - EPFL - Lausanne, Suisse
Field: Immunology
Andrea Ablasser is awarded for her major contributions to a fundamental discovery in innate immunity: the role of DNA recognition during infection which has inspired efforts to implement strategies interfering with innate immune responses to treat inflammation-related disorders.
Pr. Ido AMIT - Weizmann Institute of Science - Rehovot, Israel
Field: Immunology
Ido Amit is awarded for his breakthrough single cell studies elucidating the diversity of the immune cell types which revolutionized our view in basic immunology and immunotherapy research.
Dr. Marek BASLER - University of Basel, Biozentrum - Bâle, Suisse
Field: Microbiology & Infection
Marek Basler's research has fundamentally advanced our understanding of a very important bacterial nanomachine which delivers effectors in neighboring cells, influencing many areas of microbiology, such as pathogenesis and polymicrobial communities.