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Ye Yuru, President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, won the 10th UNESCO International Life Sciences Research Prize for her contributions to neuroscience and Alzheimer’s disease research, becoming the sixth mainland Chinese scientist to win the award.
10th”united nations The UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Life Sciences Research Awards award ceremony was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on the 6th. Professor Ye Yuru, President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, won the award, becoming the sixth mainland Chinese scientist to win the award.
According to UNESCO, Ye Yuru received the award for his outstanding contributions to the field of neuroscience. his brain works andalzheimer’s disease Significant achievements have been made in research, including the discovery of new biomarkers and genetic risk factors, the development of blood testing technology that can help in early diagnosis and disease monitoring of Alzheimer’s disease, and pioneering research in the field of gene therapy for neurodegenerative diseases.
“Many scientific research breakthroughs are inseparable from cooperation, especially interdisciplinary cooperation. I believe that scientific research cooperation across disciplines, universities and borders should be further strengthened, which will play an important role in the research and development of drugs for diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. We are currently working in this direction.” This is what Yuru said.
The other two winners are Professor Carlos Martín Montañés of the University of Zaragoza, Spain, and Professor Adnane Remmal of the Sidi Mohammed bin Abdallah University of Fez, Morocco. Both received the award for their significant contributions to the development of live attenuated tuberculosis vaccines and tackling antimicrobial resistance.
“I hope that the honors bestowed today will open up new research and collaboration opportunities for the award-winning scientists. At the same time, I am also hopeful that these achievements will inspire more people, especially the younger generation, to pursue careers in science.” UNESCO Director General Anani said.
Also speaking was Clemente Ngonga Nguema Onguenay, Minister of State for Education, Science, Youth and Sports of Equatorial Guinea. Yang Xinyu, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Mainland China to UNESCO and other guests attended the awards ceremony.
The “UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Life Sciences Research Award” was established in 2008 and is funded by the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Its objective is to recognize individuals and institutions that have made outstanding contributions to improving the quality of human life through life sciences research and promoting the development of life sciences and the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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UNESCO reported that he has made outstanding achievements in the field of neuroscience, especially in brain function, Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers, genetic risk factors and early blood identification technology.
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The other two winners are Professor Carlos Martín Montañés of the University of Zaragoza, Spain, and Professor Adnane Remmal of Sidi Mohammed bin Abdallah University in Fez, Morocco, who won the prize for the development of live attenuated tuberculosis vaccine and antimicrobial resistance research, respectively.
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The award was established in 2008 and is funded by the Government of Equatorial Guinea. Its objective is to recognize individuals and institutions that improve the quality of human life through life sciences research and promote the development of life sciences and achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
