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2026 Scolnick Prize Winner
We are delighted to announce that neuroscientist Liqun Luo is the winner of the 2026 Scolnick Prize.
Luo, who is the Ann and Bill Swindells Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, Professor of Biology, and Professor of Neurobiology by courtesy at Stanford University, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, is being recognized for developing and applying tools to define the principles underlying neural circuit assembly during development.
He delivered the Scolnick Prize lecture on June 16, 2026.
2026 Scolnick Prize Winner
We are delighted to announce that neuroscientist Liqun Luo is the winner of the 2026 Scolnick Prize.
Luo, who is the Ann and Bill Swindells Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, Professor of Biology, and Professor of Neurobiology by courtesy at Stanford University, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, is being recognized for developing and applying tools to define the principles underlying neural circuit assembly during development.
He delivered the Scolnick Prize lecture on June 16, 2026.










