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