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Nicoletta Lanese

$3 million Breakthrough Prize goes to scientists that completely changed our understanding of multiple sclerosis

Headshots of Dr. Alberto Ascherio and Dr. Stephen Hauser.

Two scientists will share a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for research that has revolutionized our understanding of multiple sclerosis.

The two prize winners — Dr. Alberto Ascherio of Harvard and Dr. Stephen Hauser of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) — will share $3 million for the award. For comparison, a Nobel Prize comes with 11 million Swedish kronor, a bit over $1 million.

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