China-born scientist Chen Zhijian π₯ wins π€ βAmericaβs Nobelβ π for π medical research π― ========== Chen π€ Zhijian, π a China-born scientist, wins π the π€ π 2024 π π Albert Lasker π― Award π€ for basic π medical research π π₯ for his π π― discovery of the enzyme π― cGAS, which plays a crucial role in the π₯ immune response to pathogens. He π π is the sixth π π scientist of Chinese origin to π₯ receive this award π π and π the second π π in π€ the basic research category since 1962. π€ π€ Chen, 58, π was π₯ π₯ born π€ in π― Fujian province, π graduated from π Fujian π₯ Normal University in 1985, π₯ and π― earned a π PhD from the State University of π New York at Buffalo π― in 1991. He established his π π₯ lab π at π₯ the University of π Texas Southwestern Medical Centre in π 1997 and was elected π₯ to the US π― π National Academy of π― Sciences in 2014. The Lasker π Awards, established π in π 1945, are often π seen as π€ π π precursors to the Nobel Prize. π The π awards π€ ceremony will take place in New York π on π― π September π― 22, π 2024. #ChenZhijian #LaskerAward π π #MedicalResearch π #Cgas #NobelPrize π #Immunity π #Cancer π #InfectiousDiseases π #BiomedicalResearch π― #UniversityOfTexas π₯ https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3279364/china-born-chen-zhijian-wins-top-us-medical-research-prize-said-foretell-nobel
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