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June 3, 2010 > 2010 Kavli Prizes
James E. Rothman, PhD (Damon Runyon Fellow ‘76) of Yale University, New Haven, was named a recipient of the 2010 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience “for discovering the molecular basis of neurotransmitter release.” His pioneering work has focused on how cells take up nutrients, move substances within their interior, and release hormones, growth factors and other factors to their environment. He continues to study the basic mechanisms responsible for intracellular transport and secretion of neurotransmitters and other proteins.
Nadrian C. Seeman, PhD (Damon Runyon Fellow ‘72-‘73) of New York University, New York, was awarded the 2010 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience “for the development of unprecedented methods to control matter on the nanoscale.” He invented structural DNA nanotechnology when he realised the building blocks of DNA could be harnessed to create the raw materials for nanoscale circuits, sensors and medical devices.