PTC Therapeutics Co-Founder Allan Jacobson, Ph.D., Awarded 2023 Gruber Genetics Prize
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) today announced that Allan Jacobson, Ph.D., co-founder of PTC and member of the Board of Directors, was presented the 2023 Gruber Genetics Prize for his work in identifying and describing the mechanism of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay today in a ceremony in Australia.
- SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTCT) today announced that Allan Jacobson, Ph.D., co-founder of PTC and member of the Board of Directors, was presented the 2023 Gruber Genetics Prize for his work in identifying and describing the mechanism of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay today in a ceremony in Australia.
- "On behalf of PTC's Board of Directors and leadership team we congratulate Allan on receiving this prestigious award and recognition," said Matthew B. Klein, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, PTC Therapeutics.
- The Gruber International Prize Program honors individuals in the fields of Cosmology, Genetics and Neuroscience, whose groundbreaking work provides new models that inspire and enable fundamental shifts in knowledge and culture.
- Dr. Jacobson shares the prize with Lynn Maquat, Ph.D., a molecular biologist at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.