Breakthrough Prizes 2025: Harvard Scientists Honored
The 2025 Breakthrough Prizes have brought global attention to the extraordinary achievements of three Harvard scientists, showcasing significant advances in gene editing and their implications for multiple sclerosis research and obesity treatments.Among the prestigious awards, Professor Alberto Ascherio's groundbreaking identification of the Epstein-Barr virus as the leading cause of multiple sclerosis has revolutionized our understanding of this devastating illness.