Breakthroughs
in bloom
Celebrating the groundbreaking research
that inspires new fields.
This year's Citation Laureates are...
Breakthroughs in Physiology or Medicine
Discover the insights and inspirations from Ann M. Graybiel, one of the world's most influential researchers and a Citation Laureate 2024
for the discovery of genomic imprinting, advancing our understanding of epigenetics and mammalian development
Medicine
Davor Solter
Emeritus Director and Member, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology, Department of Developmental Biology, Freiburg, Germany
Germany
Medicine
Azim Surani
Director of Germline and Epigenetics Research, Gurdon Institute; and Affiliated Professor, Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
for research on the genetics of lipid metabolism, which has led to new drugs to treat cardiovascular diseases
Medicine
Jonathan C. Cohen
C. Vincent Prothro Distinguished Chair in Human Nutrition Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
United States
Medicine
Helen H. Hobbs
Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Professor of Internal Medicine and Molecular Genetics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
United States
for physiological studies of the basal ganglia, central to motor control and behavior including learning
Medicine
Okihide Hikosaka
NIH Distinguished Investigator, Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
United States
Medicine
Ann M. Graybiel
Institute Professor, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Investigator, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
United States
Medicine
Wolfram Schultz
Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience, and Professorial Fellow, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Visiting Research Associate, Division of Human & Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
United States
Breakthroughs in Chemistry
Discover the insights and inspirations from John M. Jumper, one of the world's most influential researchers and a Citation Laureate 2024
for the Car-Parrinello method for calculating ab-initio molecular dynamics, a revolution in computational chemistry
Chemistry
Roberto Car
Ralph W. *31 Dornte Professor in Chemistry, Professor of Chemistry and the Princeton Materials Institute; Director, Chemistry in Solution and at Interfaces Computational Chemical Science Center; Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States
United States
Chemistry
Michele Parrinello
Professor Emeritus of Computational Science at the Faculty of Informatics, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland; Professor Emeritus at the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Switzerland
for fundamental research on photocatalysts for water splitting and the construction of solar hydrogen production systems
Chemistry
Kazunari Domen
Special Contract Professor, Institute for Aqua Regeneration, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan; University Professor, Office of University Professors, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Japan
for contributions to the prediction and design of three-dimensional protein structures and functions
Chemistry
John M. Jumper
Director, Google DeepMind, London, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Chemistry
Demis Hassabis
Founder and CEO, Google DeepMind, London, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Chemistry
David Baker
Professor of Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, and Director of the Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, United States
United States
Breakthroughs in Physics
Discover the insights and inspirations from Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, one of the world's most influential researchers and a Citation Laureate 2024
for revolutionary contributions to quantum algorithms and computing
Physics
Peter W. Shor
Henry Adams Morss Professor of Applied Mathematics, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
United States
Physics
David Deutsch
Visiting Professor of Physics, Centre for Quantum Computation, Clarendon Laboratory, and Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
for pioneering theoretical and experimental contributions to the physics of magic angle twisted bilayer graphene and related moiré quantum devices
Physics
Pablo Jarillo-Herrero
Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
United States
Physics
Allan H. MacDonald
Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair in Physics, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States
United States
Physics
Rafi Bistritzer
Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Israel
for invention and application of atomic force microscopy
Physics
Christoph Gerber
Professor, Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI), Department of Physics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Switzerland
Breakthroughs in Economics
Discover the insights and inspirations from Janet Currie, one of the world's most influential researchers and a Citation Laureate 2024
for pioneering economic analysis of child development
Economics
Janet Currie
Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States
United States
for integrating nature and its resources in the human economy
Economics
Partha Dasgupta
Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
for empirical studies of the effects of corruption on investment and economic growth
Economics
Paolo Mauro
Director, Economic and Market Research Department, International Finance Corporation, Washington, D.C., United States
United States
