June 17, 2015

The Shaw Prize awarded to E. Peter Greenberg and Bonnie Bassler (Princeton) in Life Science and Medicine

The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine for 2015 was awarded to E. Peter Greenberg from the University of Washington and Bonnie Bassler from Princeton for their discovery of quorum sensing, a process whereby bacteria communicate with each other and which offers innovative ways to interfere with bacterial pathogens or to modulate the microbiome for health applications.

The Shaw Prize honors individuals, regardless of race, nationality, gender and religious belief, who have recently achieved significant breakthrough in academic and scientific research or applications and whose work has resulted in a positive and profound impact on mankind.