Sjöberg Prize

The Sjöberg Prize is an award aimed at individuals or research groups that have made significant contributions to cancer research. The prize, which is international, is planned to be awarded annually. It consists of a 100,000 US dollars of free disposal and 900,000 dollars to fund future research making up a total of one million US dollars. The prize money increases to counteract inflation.[1] The Prize is funded by The Sjöberg Foundation, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible for deciding upon the Sjöberg Laureates. The Foundation was founded in 2016, and the first prize was announced on 14 February 2017.[2]

The Sjöberg Prize
Awarded forSignificant contributions to cancer research
CountrySweden
Presented byRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences
First awarded2017 (2017)
WebsiteSwedish English

Laureates
Year Image Laureate Nationality Work Ref.
2017 James P. Allison American “Pioneering studies of cellular processes which led to the development of new effective cancer drugs” [1][3]
Tony Hunter British-American
2018 Zhu Chen Chinese “for the clarification of molecular mechanisms and the development of a revolutionary treatment for acute promyelocytic leukaemia” [4]
Anne Dejean French
Hugues de Thé French
2019 Dennis Slamon American “for their groundbreaking contributions to the clinical development of targeted therapy directed against genetic aberrations in cancer.” [5]
Brian Druker American
2020 Michael N. Hall American “for their discovery of mTOR and its role in the control of cell metabolism and growth.” [6]
David M. Sabatini American

References
  1. "The Sjöberg prize". sjobergstiftelsen.se. Sweden: The Sjöberg Foundation. 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. "About the Sjöberg Prize". kva.se. Sweden: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. "The first Sjöberg Prize, totalling 1 million US dollars, is awarded for discoveries that have led to new and effective cancer treatments". kva.se. Sweden: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. "2018's Sjöberg Prize awarded for unique treatment that cures a once fatal cancer". Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. "Targeted treatment of cancer receives the Sjöberg Prize". kva.se. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  6. Laureates 2020
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