Biotechnology & medicine
Cristoph Schaffrath
Discovered an enzyme that could enable environmentally benign production of fluorine-containing compounds such as Teflon and Prozac, which are now made via noxious chemical processes.
Global
Smruti Vidwans
Development of drugs to assist in the battle against TB.
Global
Tim Gardner
Constructs computer models of cellular pathways in order to optimize bacteria for energy production and environmental remediation.
Global
Christina Smolke
Fine-tunes the activity of individual genes via an adaptable technology
Global
Colin Hill
Aims to more than double human trials success rate by virtually prescreening drugs in computer models of human cells.