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The Gruber Foundation honors individuals in the fields of Cosmology, Genetics, Neuroscience, Justice, and Women's Rights, whose groundbreaking work provides new models that inspire and enable fundamental shifts in knowledge and culture.

The 2025 Gruber Cosmology Prize will be Presented at
The Sixth Gruber Cosmology Conference at Yale University
Ryan Cooke and Max Pettini will receive the 2025 Gruber Cosmology Prize on Friday, October 3 at The Sixth Gruber Cosmology Conference at Yale University.
Ryan Cooke, Max Pettini
Sorek Awarded!
2025 Gruber Genetics Prize
Rotem Sorek received the 2025 Gruber Genetics Prize on Saturday, August 23 at The Wenner-Gren Foundations International Symposium “Phage-bacteria interactions: The molecular battle for control of the central dogma” in Stockholm Sweden
Rotem Sorek

2025 Gruber International Prizes Announced

2025 Gruber Cosmology Prize

The Gruber Foundation presents the 2025 Cosmology Prize to Ryan Cooke and Max Pettini for bringing the light element abundances and Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN) into the realm of precision cosmology.

Ryan Cooke, Max Pettini
2025 Gruber Neuroscience Prize

The Gruber Foundation presents the 2025 Neuroscience Prize to Edward F. Chang for his groundbreaking research on how the human brain encodes speech.

Edward F. Chang

2024 Gruber Prizes Awarded

2024 Gruber Cosmology Prize

The Gruber Foundation presents the 2024 Cosmology Prize to Marcia Rieke for pioneering work on astronomical instrumentation to reveal the breadth and details of the infrared universe.

Marcia Rieke Headshot
2024 Gruber Genetics Prize

The Gruber Foundation presents the 2024 Genetics Prize to Hugo J. Bellen for ushering in a new era of model system genetics with direct impact on human disease.

Hugo J. Bellen Headshot
2024 Gruber Neuroscience Prize

The Gruber Foundation presents the 2024 Gruber Neuroscience Prize to Cornelia Bargmann and Gerald Rubin for fundamental research and leadership in the use of the invertebrate genetic model organisms in neuroscience.

Cornelia Bargmann and Gerald Rubin Headshot