Several MIT affiliates were recently honored by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation for their groundbreaking research. Stuart H. Orkin and Swee Lay Thein received a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their work on gene editing therapies for sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia, leading to the creation of Casgevy, the first CRISPR-based medicine approved for any disease. Shu-Heng Shao was awarded a New Horizons in Physics Prize for developing the theory of “generalized symmetries” in quantum field theory, along with collaborators from various institutions. J. Colin Hill also received a New Horizons in Physics Prize for his contributions to understanding the universe’s expansion through cosmic microwave background data analysis. Furthermore, Hong Wang was recognized with a New Horizons in Mathematics Prize for advances in harmonic analysis. Lastly, Bryan Traynor shared a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for identifying a genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia. The awards were presented at a gala ceremony in Los Angeles.
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