Cliff Brangwynne and Tony Hyman received their 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering a fundamental mechanism of cellular organization mediated by phase separation of proteins and RNA into membraneless liquid droplets at this year’s ceremony, with a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This prize is often referred to as the “Oscars of Science”—and quite literally so: the red carpet was rolled out at the ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, lined with celebrities and tech leaders.
Have a look at the full Breakthrough Prize Ceremony stream and the MPI-CBG news! Watch the trailer “BEYOND THE WALLS” on the science behind the 2023 Breakthrough Prize!
Left photo: Anthony Hyman © Lester Cohen/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize.
Right photo from left to right: Eileen Feng Gu (freestyle skier and model), Anthony Hyman, Clifford Brangwynne, Magnus Carlsen (chess grandmaster) © Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize.