Science - USA (2020-05-01)

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