Event Details:

In collaboration with the Keystone Symposia, this ePanel event will honor the exceptional achievements of the 2023 awardees of the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology. This prestigious global award recognizes groundbreaking research in the field of human immunology that has the potential to revolutionize vaccine and immunotherapy development across various diseases.

The 2023 Michelson Laureates are:

Grand prize winner Aleksandar Obradovic, Ph.D.

• Precision Immunotherapy: A Mechanistic Approach to Overcoming Treatment Resistance

Finalist Roser Vento-Tormo, Ph.D.

• Decoding foreign antigen tolerance: Cell atlases of human tolerogenic milieus guide transformative immunotherapies

Finalist Joshua Tan, Ph.D.

• Searching for common ground: The conserved coronavirus fusion peptide is a target of broadly neutralizing antibodies

The award ceremony will begin with opening remarks from Dr. Gary Michelson, the founder and co-chair of Michelson Philanthropies, followed by Holden Thorp, the Editor in Chief of AAAS/Science, Bill Moran, the Publisher of AAAS/Science, Seth Scanlon, Editor of AAAS/Science, and U.S. Representative Mike Levin.

The highlight of the event will be presentations by the award recipients, showcasing their groundbreaking research and engaging in a lively Q&A session with the audience. Learn more on the KeyPoint Blog.

Applications for the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology will open May 1.