Washington. The American Society of Hematology (ASH) announced that Professor Luigi Naldini, Director of the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for GeneTherapy (SR-Tiget) and Professor of Histology at the San Raffaele Vita-Salute University, is one of the two recipients of the 2017 Ernst Beutler Prize. This prize is awarded each year by the most important professional association of hematologists to two scientists who have distinguished themselves for their avant-garde contributions in the field of blood diseases. Professor Naldini is known for his fundamental scientific contribution to the development of gene therapy for the treatment of rare genetic diseases and certain cancers. (9Colonne)
