Jul 21, 2026The Harvard Gazette
CAS Foreign Member ZHUANG Xiaowei Awarded the 2026 Dickson Prize in Medicine
ZHUANG Xiaowei, David B. Arnold Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been named the recipient of the 2026 Dickson Prize in Medicine, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's highest honor. The award recognizes ZHUANG for developing transformational imaging and genomic technologies that have reshaped multiple fields, especially neuroscience and cancer research, and that are now widely used to study tissue organization in health, aging and disease.