Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator David R. Liu was awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for developing two gene-editing technologies—known as base editing and prime editing—which enable the correction or replacement of virtually any genetic mutation, including those that cause countless human genetic diseases.
Frank McCormick, of the University of California San Francisco, a pioneering scientist whose discoveries have transformed the understanding of RAS-driven cancers, was selected as recipient of the inaugural Stephenson Global Prize.
