Cees Dekker wins Sackler Prize

Prof. dr. Cees Dekker wins the Sackler International Prize in Biophysics for his seminal contributions to single-molecule biophysics, including the application of nanotechnology to biological systems, developing single-molecule techniques leading to breakthroughs in DNA and protein sequencing with nanopores, novel insights in DNA-protein interactions and chromosome organisation, and experimental demonstration of DNA loop extrusion predicted by Prof. Mirny, as well as the development of synthetic cells. Prof. Mirny (MIT) and Prof. Schwille (Max Planck Institute) are also laureates of this year's award.

The Sackler Prizes are intended to promote originality and excellence of research in the field of Biophysics, Chemistry and Physics. 

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