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Five scientists win World Laureates Association Prize

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The sixth edition of the World Laureates Forum is underway in Shanghai and will run until November 8. The forum included the prize award ceremonies for five scientists recognized for their extraordinary contributions to fundamental sciences.

In the field of in computer science or mathematics, Dr Arkadi Nemirovski and Dr Yurii Nesterov were recognized for their extraordinary contributions to convex optimization theory. Dr Karolin Luger, Dr Daniela Rhodes and Dr Timothy Richmond won the WLA Prize in life science or medicine for elucidating the structure of the nucleosome at the atomic level. The winners said that the awards not only give recognition to current researchers, but also pass on hope to younger generations.

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