UT Southwestern Biochemist Zhijian 'James' Chen, Ph.D., Earns Prestigious Lasker Award
September 20, 2024
September 20, 2024
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release:
Zhijian "James" Chen, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology and Director of the Center for Inflammation Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been awarded the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for his discovery of the cGAS enzyme, which senses invading pathogens and triggers the body's innate immune system.
The Lasker Aw . . .
Zhijian "James" Chen, Ph.D., Professor of Molecular Biology and Director of the Center for Inflammation Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been awarded the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for his discovery of the cGAS enzyme, which senses invading pathogens and triggers the body's innate immune system.
The Lasker Aw . . .