Mark W. Tenforde, MD, PhD; Kiva A. Fisher, PhD, MPH; Manish M. Patel, MD, MSc
With the advent of the 21st century, science and technology were expected to be formidable forces that would hopefully improve population health and well-being.
1 Furthermore, these forces would drive a rapidly changing and interconnected world, with communities and nations worldwide sharing common rewards (eg, economic development, health, and welfare) and facing common risks (eg, pandemics, chronic noncommunicable diseases, environmental damage, nuclear weapons, climate change). In this context, effective governance and communications were to be cornerstones for delivering the promise of science and technology for enhancing public health.
Breakthrough Prize Opens Public Nominations For Its 2022 Prizes In Fundamental Physics, Life Sciences & Mathematics Copyright 2021 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved
2020-12-14
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ The public nomination period for the 2022 Breakthrough Prizes in Fundamental Physics, Life Sciences and Mathematics is now open. Nominations can be submitted online today through April 1, 2021. While self-nominations are prohibited, anyone may nominate another person. The nomination forms and rules are available at breakthroughprize.org.
For the 10th year, the Breakthrough Prize, recognized as the world s largest science prize, will honor top scientists, handing out three prizes in Life Sciences, one in Fundamental Physics and one in Mathematics. In the Life Sciences category, one of the three prizes is designated for work contributing to the understanding of Parkinson s disease or other neurodegenerative disorders. Each prize comes with a $3 million aw