Which Indian-American was awarded with 2017 Balzan Prize recently?
A. Indira Jaising
B. Bhavani Prasad Panda
C. Faizan Mustafa
D. Bina Agarwal
Answer:D
Which Indian-American was awarded with 2017 Balzan Prize recently?
A. Indira Jaising B. Bhavani Prasad Panda C. Faizan Mustafa D. Bina Agarwal
Explanation: Two US scientists whose work has contributed to creating immunological treatments for cancer are among the winners of this year’s Balzan Prizes, recognising scholarly and scientific achievements. Another winner is economist Bina Agarwal, a professor at the University of Manchester, who was recognised in the gender studies category for her “heroic” work studying women’s contributions to agriculture in India. James Allison of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Robert Schreiber of the Washington University School of Medicine were cited for their work on antibody treatments that has increased the survival of patients with metastatic melanoma. The Balzan Foundation awards two prizes in the sciences and two in the humanities each year, rotating specialities to highlight new or emerging areas of research and sustain fields that might be overlooked elsewhere. Recipients receive 750,000 Swiss francs (Rs. 5 crore), half of which must be used for research, preferably by young scholars or scientists.