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.
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Eric C. Leuthardt
Showed that a patient could achieve real-time control of a computer via electrodes placed on the brains surface.
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David Liu
Applies evolutionary principles to synthetic molecules by linking starting materials to DNA strands.
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Ryan Egeland
Slashed the cost of producing a DNA chip from hundreds of dollars to a few dollars by combining microfluidics, computer control, and novel electrochemistry.
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Colin Hill
Aims to more than double human trials success rate by virtually prescreening drugs in computer models of human cells.