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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.
Year Honored
2004
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Resident physician, Washington University School of Medicine
Region
Global
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"Such an interface could allow paralyzed people to communicate and, eventually, control prostheses."
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David Liu
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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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Vikram Sheel Kumar
Developed interactive software that motivates patients to manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and AIDS.
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Michael Elowitz
Combines existing genes to build artificial biological pathways, or "circuits," that operate inside cells.
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