World’s Largest Science Prize for Tübingen Parkinson’s Researcher

Thomas Gasser , a Parkinson’s researcher from , Germany, has been awarded the -2024 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences- endowed with US$3 million, together with two scientists based in the U.S.. The three experts are being honored for discovering genetic risk factors for Parkinson’s disease. In Germany, at least 200,000 individuals are affected by this as yet incurable nerve disorder. The Breakthrough Prize is awarded in various fields and is considered the world’s largest science prize. This time, significant advances in the treatment of cancer and cystic fibrosis, among others, are also being honored. ...