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Feinstein Institutes’ Dr. Kevin J. Tracey receives 2023 Hans Wigzell Research Foundation's Science Prize

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The Hans Wigzell Research Foundation today announced that Kevin J. Tracey, MD, president and CEO of Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research , is the recipient of the 2023 Hans Wigzell Research Foundation’s Science Prize in recognition of his significant contributions to the fields of neuroscience and neuroimmunology.

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  • The Hans Wigzell Research Foundation today announced that Kevin J. Tracey, MD, president and CEO of Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research , is the recipient of the 2023 Hans Wigzell Research Foundation’s Science Prize in recognition of his significant contributions to the fields of neuroscience and neuroimmunology.
  • Dr. Tracey will travel to Stockholm, Sweden, to receive the prize, which includes $100,000, and deliver a lecture on December 1.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231102553265/en/
    Dr. Kevin J. Tracey has been named awardee of the 2023 Hans Wigzell Research Foundation's Science Prize.
  • “The prize is given to Dr. Tracey for his innovative discoveries of the mechanisms of how nerves transmit signals to stop inflammatory diseases,” said Hans Wigzell, MD, PhD, on behalf of the Hans Wigzell Research Foundation.