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Bennett, Maguire, and High Win $3M Prize for Luxturna Gene Therapy While CRISPR Advocates Claim Separate $3M Award for Sickle Cell

Health & MedicineApr 19, 2026score 0.809 posts · 0 replies across 5 instances
Jean Bennett, Albert Maguire, and Katherine High were awarded a $3 million Breakthrough prize for their 25-year effort resulting in Luxturna, a gene therapy treating Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA). A separate $3 million prize was also cited for research leading to the first approved CRISPR therapy for sickle cell. Community posts are actively splitting attention between these two major breakthroughs. @[email protected] provided the most detailed account, linking the $3m award specifically to the LCA/Luxturna work involving Bennett, Maguire, and High. Conversely, @[email protected] focused entirely on a different $3 million prize recognizing the initial CRISPR therapy for sickle cell. The prevailing information points to two distinct, high-profile scientific achievements earning major awards: one for restoring vision via LCA gene therapy (Luxturna), and another for establishing CRISPR treatment for sickle cell.

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Jean Bennett, Albert Maguire, and Katherine High share a $3m Breakthrough prize for Luxturna's development for LCA.
The narrative detailed by @[email protected] emphasizes this specific team and condition, referencing a 25-year project.
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A separate $3 million award was publicized for research enabling the first approved CRISPR therapy for sickle cell.
This claim is driven by the posts from @[email protected] and echoed by @[email protected].
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The LCA gene therapy, Luxturna, was approved in 2017.
This timeline detail was provided by @[email protected] regarding the therapy's application.
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The coverage is split between vision restoration and blood disorder treatment.
Posts like @[email protected] focused on vision restoration, while @[email protected] focused on sickle cell via CRISPR.

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A married couple who met over a dissected brain and went on to create the first approved gene therapy for blindness have been awarded one of the most lucrative prizes in science. Molecular biologist Jean Bennett and ophthalmologist Albert Maguire share the $3m (£2.2m) Breakthrough prize for life sciences with physician Katherine High for the 25-year-long project, during which the couple adopted a pair of dogs they had treated for blindness. The therapy, named Luxturna, was approved in the US in 2017 and has transformed the lives of people born with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a genetic disorder that typically causes total blindness by early adulthood. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/19/the-oscar-of-science-awarded-to-scientists-behind-genetic-treatment-that-restores-lost-vision-win?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/904286/ ‘The Oscar of science’ awarded to scientists behind genetic treatment that restores lost vision win | Science #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom
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‘The Oscar of science’ awarded to scientists behind genetic treatment that restores lost vision win | Science A married couple who met over a dissected brain and went on to create the first approved gene… #NewsBeep #News #Science #GB #UK #UnitedKingdom https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/538970/
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‘The Oscar of science’ awarded to scientists behind genetic treatment that restores lost vision win | Science A married couple who met over a dissected brain and went on to create the first approved gene… #UnitedStates #US #USA #america #science #technology #unitedstatesofamerica https://www.europesays.com/2930261/
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https://www.europesays.com/2930261/ ‘The Oscar of science’ awarded to scientists behind genetic treatment that restores lost vision win | Science #america #science #technology #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USA
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‘Oscar of science’ awarded to team behind gene therapy that restores lost vision https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/19/the-oscar-of-science-awarded-to-scientists-behind-genetic-treatment-that-restores-lost-vision-win #news #science #GeneTherapy #breakthrough #blindness #vision
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$3 million prize goes to duo whose research led to first sickle cell CRISPR therapy Two scientists whose work ushered in the first approved therapy using the gene-editing tool CRISPR have won the… #NewsBeep #News #Science #CA #Canada https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/614214/
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$3 million prize goes to duo whose research led to first sickle cell CRISPR therapy Two scientists whose work ushered in the first approved therapy using the gene-editing tool CRISPR have won the… #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #UnitedStates #Us #USA https://www.newsbeep.com/491963/
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‘Oscar of science’ awarded to team behind gene therapy that restores lost vision https://sh.itjust.works/post/58777121
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