2017 Massry Prize honors microbiome research pioneers

(University of California - San Diego) Microbiome researchers Rob Knight, Ph.D., University of California San Diego, Jeffrey Gordon, M.D., Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Norman Pace, Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder, will share this year's Massry Prize, splitting the $200,000 honorarium. These researchers lead a field that works to produce a detailed understanding of microbiomes and methods for manipulating them for the benefit of human and environmental health.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news