2016 - Professor Stephen P. Jackson-

Professor Stephen Philip Jackson

King Faisal Prize in Science 2016 Laureate

Topic: "Biology"

It is humbling to recognize that my basic academic research has led to a drug that is enhancing the lives of cancer sufferers

Nationality: United Kingdom
Born: 17/7/1962, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Professor Stephen Philip Jackson was awarded the prize for his outstanding contribution to defining the link between the basic mechanism of genomic DNA instability and its relationship to cancer. Specifically, he unraveled the salient components of the pathway involved in DNA repair. He is also credited with an innovative approach to bring his findings into tangible therapeutic products to treat cancer.
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