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50 scientists recognized for their significant contributions to global scientific achievements in 2024, presented in English:

1–10: Pioneers in Biotechnology
Jennifer Doudna
Field: Biochemistry
Achievement: Co-developer of CRISPR-Cas9, advancing gene editing technology.

Emmanuelle Charpentier
Field: Microbiology
Achievement: Co-developed CRISPR-Cas9, revolutionizing genetic engineering.

Katalin Karikó
Field: Biochemistry
Achievement: Key contributor to mRNA vaccine technology, critical in COVID-19 vaccines.

Drew Weissman
Field: Immunology
Achievement: Co-developed mRNA technology for vaccines, significantly advancing pandemic preparedness.

Timothy Springer
Field: Immunology
Achievement: Groundbreaking work in cell adhesion molecules and biomedical innovation.

Feng Zhang
Field: Molecular Biology
Achievement: CRISPR advancements and optogenetics innovation.

George Church
Field: Genetics
Achievement: Pioneer in genome sequencing and synthetic biology.

David Liu
Field: Biochemistry
Achievement: Developed base editing, a precise gene-editing method.

Aviv Regev
Field: Computational Biology
Achievement: Advanced single-cell genomics for understanding cellular diversity.

Rosalind Franklin (Posthumous Recognition)
Field: Molecular Biology
Achievement: Critical contributions to the discovery of DNA structure.

11–20: Visionaries in Physics and Astronomy
Roger Penrose
Field: Physics
Achievement: Contributions to black hole physics and the nature of spacetime.

Kip Thorne
Field: Astrophysics
Achievement: Pioneering research in gravitational waves and black holes.

Andrea Ghez
Field: Astrophysics
Achievement: Studies of supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies.

Reinhard Genzel
Field: Physics
Achievement: Research on the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole.

Sheperd Doeleman
Field: Astronomy
Achievement: Led the Event Horizon Telescope, capturing the first black hole image.

Sara Seager
Field: Planetary Science
Achievement: Research on exoplanets and habitability.

Lisa Randall
Field: Theoretical Physics
Achievement: Contributions to particle physics and cosmology.

Brian Greene
Field: Theoretical Physics
Achievement: Popularizing string theory and contributions to multiverse theories.

Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Field: Astrophysics
Achievement: Discovered pulsars, advancing our understanding of neutron stars.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Field: Astrophysics
Achievement: Promoting public understanding of science and space exploration.

21–30: Innovators in Medicine and Neuroscience
Paul Farmer (Posthumous Recognition)
Field: Global Health
Achievement: Transformative work in health equity and infectious disease treatment.

Ed Boyden
Field: Neuroscience
Achievement: Development of optogenetics, a technique to control neurons with light.

Karl Deisseroth
Field: Neuroscience
Achievement: Innovated optogenetics and CLARITY for brain mapping.

David Julius
Field: Medicine
Achievement: Research on temperature and pain receptors, earning a Nobel Prize.

Ardem Patapoutian
Field: Neuroscience
Achievement: Discoveries of pressure-sensitive receptors in the human body.

Michel Sadelain
Field: Immunology
Achievement: CAR-T cell therapy advancements for cancer treatment.

Shinya Yamanaka
Field: Regenerative Medicine
Achievement: Discovered induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).

Frances Arnold
Field: Chemical Engineering
Achievement: Directed evolution of enzymes for sustainable chemical production.

James Allison
Field: Immunology
Achievement: Immune checkpoint therapy for cancer treatment.

Tasuku Honjo
Field: Immunology
Achievement: Co-discovery of immune checkpoint inhibitors.

31–40: Environmental and Sustainability Leaders
Greta Thunberg (Special Mention)
Field: Environmental Advocacy
Achievement: Raising global awareness of climate change issues.

Katherine Hayhoe
Field: Climate Science
Achievement: Research and communication on climate change impacts.

Amory Lovins
Field: Environmental Science
Achievement: Promoting renewable energy and efficient technologies.

James Hansen
Field: Climate Science
Achievement: Pioneer in climate change research.

E.O. Wilson (Posthumous Recognition)
Field: Ecology
Achievement: Advocated for biodiversity conservation.

Jane Goodall
Field: Primatology
Achievement: Advanced understanding of chimpanzee behavior and conservation.

Sylvia Earle
Field: Marine Biology
Achievement: Advocacy for ocean conservation and sustainable fisheries.

Vaclav Smil
Field: Energy Science
Achievement: Research on energy transitions and sustainability.

Michael Mann
Field: Climate Science
Achievement: Contributions to the understanding of global warming.

Naomi Oreskes
Field: History of Science
Achievement: Research on scientific consensus in climate change.

41–50: Technological Innovators
Tim Berners-Lee
Field: Computer Science
Achievement: Inventor of the World Wide Web.

Elon Musk
Field: Engineering
Achievement: Advancing space exploration and electric vehicle technologies.

Fei-Fei Li
Field: Artificial Intelligence
Achievement: AI research and leadership in computer vision.

Andrew Ng
Field: Artificial Intelligence
Achievement: Contributions to machine learning and AI education.

Demis Hassabis
Field: Artificial Intelligence
Achievement: Founder of DeepMind, advancing AI with AlphaFold.

Hidetaka Miyazaki
Field: Robotics
Achievement: Developing humanoid robotics and AI integration.

Shafi Goldwasser
Field: Computer Science
Achievement: Advances in cryptography and complexity theory.

Yan LeCun
Field: Artificial Intelligence
Achievement: Key work in deep learning and neural networks.

Jeffrey Dean
Field: Computer Science
Achievement: Contributions to scalable computing systems at Google.

Cynthia Breazeal
Field: Robotics
Achievement: Innovator in social robotics and human-robot interaction.

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