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Antonio Lanzavecchia receives Louis Jeantet Prize for Medicine 2018
The prize is awarded to the emeritus of the D-BIOL (Institute of Microbiology) for his findings in the field of human immune response to infections and their importance in the development of vaccines. The second awardee is Christer Betsholtz (Karolinska Institut, Uppsala).
Paola Picotti won the Friedrich Miescher Award 2018
The jury of the Friedrich Miescher Prize announced two candidates for 2018: Paola Picotti (ETH Zurich, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology) shares the award with Marek Basler (Biozentrum Basel). The prize honours young biochemists.
Antonio Lanzavecchia receives 2017 Sanofi - Institut Pasteur Award
The Sanofi Pasteur Award recognizes researchers for past or ongoing work that demonstrates significant scientific progress in the life sciences. Antonio Lanzavecchia receives the prize for his research on the role of human monoclonal antibodies in the fight against malaria.