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Science impacts our daily lives in every imaginable way, fueling progress and delivering the next generation of treatments and cures. Now, more than ever, science needs champions to help us understand how research and innovation can help create a better future.
Join us LIVE for the Dr. Paul Janssen Award as we celebrate scientific heroes whose curiosity and tenacity are leading to longer, healthier, happier lives for people all over the world. As Dr Paul said, “There is so much more to be done; the patients are waiting.”
The time to champion science is now.
Join us LIVE for the Dr. Paul Janssen Award as we celebrate scientific heroes whose curiosity and tenacity are leading to longer, healthier, happier lives for people all over the world. As Dr Paul said, “There is so much more to be done; the patients are waiting.”
The time to champion science is now.
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Champions of Science: The Dr. Paul Janssen Award
Watch our celebration of this year’s recipient of the Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research, hear from young innovators just starting their STEM career journeys and listen to a conversation about the role of science in society.
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Lewis Cantley, Ph.D. selected for the discovery of PI3K enzyme and its role in wide range of diseases.
Like all of the past Dr. Paul Janssen Award winners, and indeed like Dr. Janssen himself, Dr. Cantley challenged the status quo, asked provocative questions, and tirelessly followed his curiosity to uncover scientific insights that have led to an expanded understanding of human biology and the development of solutions that can improve people’s lives. We are proud to honor the legacy of Dr. Janssen by celebrating today's research pioneers like Dr. Cantley.
2019 Dr. Paul Janssen Awards
October 25, 2019
2019 Dr. Paul Janssen Award winners, Drs. Hartl and Horwich, were celebrated at events in Beerse – the home of Dr. Paul, and New York City. Following are remarks from Chair of the Selection Committee, David Julius, PhD. Dr. Julius is professor and chair of the Department of Physiology at the University of California, San Francisco, and was a winner of the Dr. Paul Janssen Award in 2013.
October 22, 2019
Johnson & Johnson recently celebrated the 2019 Dr. Paul Janssen Award winners—Dr. Franz-Ulrich Hartl of Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry and Dr. Arthur Horwich of Yale School of Medicine—at events in Beerse, the home of Dr. Paul, and in New York City. The duo was chosen by an independent selection committee to receive the 2019 Award for their breakthrough work in understanding chaperone-mediated protein folding, a key biological process that is critical for the body to function and maintain good health.
Champions of Science
October 08, 2019
Champions of Science
June 03, 2019
June 03, 2019
Learn about the revolutionary work they're both doing in the field of neurodegenerative disease that could prove important in fighting often-fatal conditions.
We launched Champions of Science®, a multifaceted initiative, to convene and catalyze champions of science and engage people of all generations and backgrounds to see the unlimited opportunities that science brings.