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Biotechnology & medicine

Gloria Kolb

Devised a way to remove kidney stones more cost effectively and less invasively by taking advantage of the ureters tendency to dilate around foreign objects.
Year Honored
2004
Organization
Founder and president, Fossa Medical
Region
Global

Her Boston-based company has two devices on the market.

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Michael Elowitz

Combines existing genes to build artificial biological pathways, or "circuits," that operate inside cells.

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Tim Gardner

Constructs computer models of cellular pathways in order to optimize bacteria for energy production and environmental remediation.

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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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Vasilis Ntziachristos

Facilitated noninvasive optical imaging of proteins and other molecules in the body, which could lead to ultraprecise diagnosis of cancer and other diseases.
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