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