We're down to the Final 4 of Sigma Xi's Nobel Prize prediction contest, October Madness! Vote to make sure your top picks make it to the finals. Each person is eligible to cast one vote per category, for a total of three votes.
Voting is open until 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on September 23, 2020, for the Final 4 round.
Final 4 Voting
The Final 4 chemistry match-ups are
1.
Ron W. Davis, for advancing technology in genomics, gene editing, and cloning
vs.
Robert S. Langer, for his development of nanocarriers as a platform for cancer therapy, and other biotechnology using his background as a chemical engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur
2.
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, for the discovery of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP)
vs.
Jennifer Doudna, for her co-discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 genetic engineering technology
The Final 4 physics match-ups are:
1.
Jocelyn Bell-Burnell, for discovery of first radio pulsars
vs.
Edward Witten, for his work in string theory, quantum gravity, and supersymmetric quantum gravity
2.
Lene Vestergaard Hau, for her work on slowing down and stopping light
vs.
Alan Guth, for providing observational evidence corroborating the cosmic inflation hypothesis
The Final 4 physiology or medicine match-ups are:
1.
Mary-Claire King, for the discovery of BRCA1 Linkage and confirmation of an inherited risk of cancer
vs.
Samir Mitragotri, for the discovery of red blood cell hitchhiking using nanoparticles for the intravenous cure of diseases
2.
Arthur L Horwich and Franz-Ulrich Hartl, for discovery molecular chaperon and quality control of protein folding in health and disease
vs.
Charles David Allis, for discovery of epigentics and histone modification