TOKYO-Saturday 15 August 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Edogawa NICHE Prize for the year 2020 has been awarded to Dr. John
Craig Venter for his contribution to research and development pertaining
to the Human genome. This honor reflects Dr. Venter's lifetime
accomplishments in the power of the genomics and specifically in the
identification of the human genome which has radically transformed
healthcare according to Prof. Gary Levy, chair, Edogawa NICHE awards
committee (www.edogawanicheprize.org).
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Edogawa
NICHE Prize was Instituted in 2018, by the Jinseisha trust, and the
Nichi-In Centre for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM), which honours
scientists or clinicians whose contributions lead to the development of
prevention, diagnosis or treatment of any disease, through an
inter-disciplinary approach. Alumni of the Fujio Cup Quiz, a part of
NCRM NICHE, (www.ncrmniche.org),
have priority for nomination, a unique feature of this prize. Previous
awardees include Prof James Till, University of Toronto, Canada for
discovery of stem cells (2018) and Dr. Steven Rosenberg, National
Institutes of Health, USA for his groundbreaking work on T-lymphocyte
immunotherapy (2019).
Dr.
Venter was born in Salt Lake City Utah on October 14, 1946. He started
his college education at the College of San Mateo, CA and later studied
Biochemistry in University of California, San Diego under biochemist
Nathan O. Kaplan. After obtaining a PhD in Physiology and Pharmacology
from UCSD, he became a Professor at the State University of New York and
joined the National Institute of Health in 1984. He has founded Celera
Genomics, The Institute of Genomic Research (TIGR), J.Craig Venter
Institute (JCVI) and co-founded Human Longevity Inc and Synthetic
Genomics.
His
path breaking sequencing of the first human genome with the Human
Genome Project further progressed to transfecting a cell with a
synthetic chromosome, a feat that has opened up opportunities to develop
novel solutions not only in healthcare, but also in environmental
issues and energy domain.
The
awarding of the Edogawa NICHE prize to Dr Venter is the most recent in a
string of honors including United States Medal of Science (2008),
Gardner Foundation International Award (2002), Paul Erlich and Ludwig
Darmstaedter Prize (2001) and the King Faisal International Award of
Science (2001). He was listed on Time Magazine’s list of the most
influential people in the world.
The award ceremony date will be announced later.
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