LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THE WINNERS ARE...
TheBrainPrize 2020 isawardedtoProfessorHuda Zoghbiand
SirAdrianBirdfortheirfundamentalandpioneeringwork on
Rett syndrome.Theirworkestablishedtheimportanceofepigenetic
regulation inbothbraindevelopmentandthemaintenanceof normal
adultbrain function.Italsopoints to novelopportunitiesfor treatment
ofthisandotherneurodevelopmentaldisorders.
THE BRAIN PRIZE SELECTION COMMITTEE
RichardMorris,UnitedKingdom–Chairman
StoryLandis,USA–Vice-Chairwoman
CatherineDulac,USA
GeoffreyDonnan,Australia
IreneTracey,UnitedKingdom
JosephCoyle,USA
Mu-mingPoo,China
OlePetterOttersen,Sweden
PhilipScheltens,TheNetherlands
Professor Sir Adrian Bird
UniversityofEdinburgh,UK
Professor Huda Zoghbi
BaylorCollegeofMedicine,USA