The 2020 winners of the prestigious Gairdner Award were announced today:
https://gairdner.org/winners/current-winners/
Huge congratulations to Roel Nusse and members of his laboratory, who are are being recognized for the identification of Wnts and the elucidation of the Wnt pathway and its key role in development, stem cells, and cancer.
Janet Rossant wrote a nice overview of the interrelated science themes behind the entire collection of 2020 awardees here:
https://www.cell.com/cell/pdf/S0092-8674(20)30289-0.pdf
It’s great to see this recognition for key developments in the basic science of cell and developmental biology.
I will also point out that Lucy Shapiro was honored with a Gairdner Award in 2009. Isn’t it wonderful to work in a department led by amazing scientists whose work is clearly shaping the entire field of developmental biology?
On behalf of all of us, congratulations and keep up the good work!
David Kingsley, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Chair of Developmental Biology
HHMI and Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA. 94305-5329