Helen Hobbs, HHMI Investigator at UT Southwestern, Wins Breakthrough Prize
The Breakthrough Prize Foundation announced that Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator Helen Hobbs of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is among five scientists awarded the Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences. The prizes honor transformative advances toward understanding living systems and extending human life.
Hobbs was recognized for the discovery of human genetic variants that alter the levels and distribution of cholesterol and other lipids, inspiring new approaches to the prevention of cardiovascular and liver disease.
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