President hails each of the winners of this year's awards as 'a remarkable living testament to human ingenuity'; some 3 dozen past laureates have gone on to win Nobels
The American architect who designed New York’s High Line urban park and renovated the Museum of Modern Art and a Stanford University researcher are among 11 winners of this year’s prestigious Wolf Prize awarded by Israel
Feb 10, 2021
This year’s winners join a distinguished group of Wolf Laureates, around three dozen of whom have gone on to win Nobel prizes in the past.
By United with Israel Staff and AP
Israel’s Wolf Prize, which is bestowed upon individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the arts and sciences, was awarded on Monday at an event hosted by President Reuven Rivlin.
This year, the award was given to three scientists whose breakthroughs in RNA research helped Israel battle the coronavirus.
Prof. Joan Steitz, Prof. Lynne Maquat and Prof. Adrian Kraine study RNA regulatory mechanisms and “their work demonstrated that RNA plays an important role in regulating and diversifying gene expression,” the Jerusalem Post reported.