Michelson Prizes laureates are distinguished scientists that have been recognized for their research and work to chart the future of human health.
Avinash Das Sahu, Ph.D.
Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants | 2019 Winner
Dr. Sahu is building novel artificial intelligence, deep-learning frameworks to devise new therapeutic strategies for cancer immunotherapy, with potential applications to human immunology.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Data Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Sahu Laboratory , The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center
Kamal Mandal, Ph.D.
Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants | 2019 Winner
Dr. Mandal is developing new technologies that identify the shape of proteins that could provide new targets for cancer immunotherapy, with potential applications to other diseases.
Postdoctoral Scholar, Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Murad Mamedov, Ph.D.
Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants | 2019 Winner
Dr. Mamedov is using gene-editing technologies to create a new platform for understanding an important set of immune cells that may provide the keys to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of infectious and noncommunicable diseases such as cancer.
Postdoctoral Scholar, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
