{"id":134634,"date":"2022-10-20T15:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-vilcek-foundation-awards-600000-in-prizes-to-immigrant-scientists-and-musicians\/"},"modified":"2022-10-20T15:50:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T19:50:02","slug":"la-fundacion-vilcek-entrega-600000-en-premios-a-cientificos-y-musicos-inmigrantes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/la-fundacion-vilcek-entrega-600000-en-premios-a-cientificos-y-musicos-inmigrantes\/","title":{"rendered":"Vilcek Foundation Awards $600,000 in Prizes to Immigrant Scientists and Musicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><i>Prizes awarded in honor of immigrant leaders in the arts and sciences, including musicians <span class=\"xn-person\">Du Yun<\/span> and Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo, and scientist Alejandro S\u00e1nchez Alvarado<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 18, 2022<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Vilcek Foundation announces the recipients of the <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3680331-1&amp;h=1530917350&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3680331-1%26h%3D4172018100%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fvilcek.co%252F2023vfppcn%26a%3D2023%2BVilcek%2BFoundation%2BPrizes&amp;a=2023+Vilcek+Foundation+Prizes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">2023 Vilcek Foundation Prizes<\/a>. Awarded annually in the arts and sciences, the prizes recognize and celebrate immigrant contributions to the arts, culture, and society, and build awareness of how important immigration is for intellectual and cultural life in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgcabcleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgcabcleft\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 258px;\" title=\"Meet the 2023 Vilcek Foundation Prizewinners in Biomedical Science and Music\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1923004\/The_Vilcek_Foundation_Prizewinners.jpg\" alt=\"Meet the 2023 Vilcek Foundation Prizewinners in Biomedical Science and Music\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Since 2006, the Vilcek Foundation has awarded prizes each year in biomedical science and in rotating categories in the arts and humanities. In 2023, the arts and humanities prizes are awarded in music. The foundation awards two primary types of prizes in each category: the Vilcek Prizes, and the Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise.<\/p>\n<p>The Vilcek Prizes are <span class=\"xn-money\">$100,000<\/span> awards bestowed on immigrant professionals whose career achievements represent a legacy of major accomplishments in their field. The Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise honor immigrant professionals whose early-career work demonstrates a singular innovation, or represents a significant contribution to their field. Recipients of the Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise each receive an unrestricted cash award of <span class=\"xn-money\">$50,000<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The Vilcek Foundation typically awards one Vilcek Prize and three Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in each category every year. In 2023, the Vilcek Foundation is awarding two Vilcek Prizes in Music.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wcag-arialevel-3\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 1.17em; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>The Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science<\/b><\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3680331-1&amp;h=786881511&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3680331-1%26h%3D621420140%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fvilcek.co%252F2023vfpbiopcn%26a%3D2023%2BVilcek%2BPrize%2Bin%2BBiomedical%2BScience&amp;a=2023+Vilcek+Prize+in+Biomedical+Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">2023 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science<\/a>\u00a0is awarded to Alejandro S\u00e1nchez Alvarado, executive director and chief scientific officer of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. Born in <span class=\"xn-location\">Caracas, Venezuela<\/span>, S\u00e1nchez Alvarado receives the Vilcek Prize for his contributions to the field of regeneration\u2014from the identification of genes that control regeneration in living organisms, to the potential for regenerative medicine to revolutionize how we treat disease in humans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alejandro S\u00e1nchez Alvarado has devoted his career to understanding the fundamental molecular and cellular bases of regeneration, from the specific genes responsible for regeneration, to epigenetic regulators that compel the expression of these genes,&#8221; said Vilcek Foundation Chairman and CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Jan Vilcek<\/span>. &#8220;Using a freshwater flatworm\u2014an organism called\u00a0<i>Schmidtea mediterranea\u2014<\/i>as a powerful experimental tool to study the molecular mechanisms of tissue regeneration, he has pioneered and expanded the field of regeneration. His work has broad applications for our understanding of the pathology of degenerative disease.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wcag-arialevel-3\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 1.17em; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>The Vilcek Prize in Music<br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<p>The Vilcek Foundation has made the decision to award two\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3680331-1&amp;h=3434993147&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3680331-1%26h%3D2197779607%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fvilcek.co%252F2023vfpmusicpcn%26a%3DVilcek%2BPrizes%2Bin%2BMusic&amp;a=Vilcek+Prizes+in+Music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Vilcek Prizes in Music<\/a>\u00a0in 2023, to <span class=\"xn-person\">Du Yun<\/span> and to Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo. Each will receive a cash award of <span class=\"xn-money\">$100,000<\/span> and a commemorative trophy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Music transcends language,&#8221; said Vilcek Foundation Cofounder, Vice Chair, and Secretary <span class=\"xn-person\">Marica Vilcek<\/span>. &#8220;It defies borders and boundaries, and has a unique power to resonate with people across cultures. Rhythm, melody, and harmony are critical parts of how we communicate with one another as humans.&#8221; She continued, &#8220;With this year&#8217;s prizes, we wanted to honor the range of impact that immigrants have on this expansive art form. As such, we made the decision to award two Vilcek Prizes in Music this year, to <span class=\"xn-person\">Du Yun<\/span> and Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Says Vilcek Foundation President <span class=\"xn-person\">Rick Kinsel<\/span>, &#8220;The sheer scope of <span class=\"xn-person\">Du Yun<\/span> and Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo&#8217;s work defies any easy categorization. <span class=\"xn-person\">Du Yun&#8217;s<\/span> virtuosic range and arresting compositions expand the horizons of contemporary and classical music. Kidjo&#8217;s resonant songwriting and engaging performances have captivated audiences globally, and introduced generations of audiences to Afropop, Afrobeat, and traditional West African music. These distinctions convey the breadth of music as an art form, as well as the broad impact immigrants have on culture and society.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Du Yun<\/span> receives the Vilcek Prize in Music for her open approach to composition, which subverts the boundaries of traditional classical music by incorporating influences from punk, electronic, experimental music, and for the virtuosity of her Pulitzer Prize\u2013winning opera,\u00a0<i>Angel&#8217;s Bone<\/i>. Born in <span class=\"xn-location\">Shanghai, China<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Du Yun<\/span> began studying piano at the age of 4 and began attending the Preparatory Divisions of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music at age 6. She came to <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> to pursue higher education in music, earning her bachelor&#8217;s at Oberlin Conservatory and her PhD in Music Composition at <span class=\"xn-org\">Harvard University<\/span>. In 2001, <span class=\"xn-person\">Du Yun<\/span> co-founded the International Contemporary Ensemble with the goal of advancing the genre of experimental music through collaborations, commissions, and performances.<\/p>\n<p>Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo receives the Vilcek Prize in Music in recognition of her exceptional range as a singer-songwriter, and for her artistic leadership through her performances, albums, and collaborations. Born in Ouidah, <span class=\"xn-location\">Benin<\/span>, Kidjo had her musical debut with the album\u00a0<i>Pretty\u00a0<\/i>in 1981. She rose to international fame in the 1990s with albums like<i>\u00a0Logozo<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Ay\u00e9<\/i>, and\u00a0<i>Fifa<\/i>. In 1997, Kidjo immigrated to <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, moving to <span class=\"xn-location\">Brooklyn, New York<\/span>. Since then, she has continued to write, record, and tour extensively, while undertaking humanitarian work as an international Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and with the Batonga Foundation, which she founded in 2006.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wcag-arialevel-3\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 1.17em; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>The Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science<\/b><\/div>\n<p>The recipients of the 2023 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science are <span class=\"xn-person\">Edward Chouchani<\/span> (b. <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span>), <span class=\"xn-person\">Biyu J. He<\/span> (b. <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>), and <span class=\"xn-person\">Shixin Liu<\/span> (b. <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Edward Chouchani<\/span> receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for his work to decipher the molecular mechanisms that drive metabolic disease, with the aim of developing therapeutic interventions targeted at the molecular drivers of metabolism within cells.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Biyu J. He<\/span> receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for her leadership in the field of cognitive neuroscience, and for her groundbreaking discoveries on the biological bases of perceptual cognition and subjective experience.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Shixin Liu<\/span> receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise for applying cutting-edge biophysical tools to directly visualize, manipulate, and understand the physiological function of nanometer-scale biomolecular machines including DNA replication and transcription complexes at the single-molecule level.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wcag-arialevel-3\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 1.17em; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>The Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Music<\/b><\/div>\n<p>The 2023 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Music are awarded to <span class=\"xn-person\">Arooj Aftab<\/span> (b. <span class=\"xn-location\">Saudi Arabia<\/span>, to Pakistani parents) <span class=\"xn-person\">Juan Pablo Contreras<\/span> (b. <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>), and <span class=\"xn-person\">Ruby Ibarra<\/span> (b. <span class=\"xn-location\">Philippines<\/span>).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Arooj Aftab<\/span> receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Music for her evocative songs and compositions that incorporate a range of influences from semi-classical Pakistani music and Urdu poetry, to jazz harmonies and experimental music.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Juan Pablo Contreras<\/span> receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Music for his work as a composer and conductor of orchestral music that draws on his Mexican heritage, and for his leadership in founding the Orquesta Latino Mexicana.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Ruby Ibarra<\/span> receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Music for her hip-hop and spoken word performances that center her experience as a <span class=\"xn-person\">Filipina American<\/span> woman, and for her powerful lyrics that address colonialism, immigration, colorism, and misogyny.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wcag-arialevel-3\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 1.17em; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>The Vilcek Foundation<\/b><\/div>\n<p>The Vilcek Foundation raises awareness of immigrant contributions in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> and fosters appreciation for the arts and sciences. The foundation was established in 2000 by <span class=\"xn-person\">Jan and Marica Vilcek<\/span>, immigrants from the former Czechoslovakia. The mission of the foundation was inspired by the couple&#8217;s respective careers in biomedical science and art history. Since 2000, the foundation has awarded over <span class=\"xn-money\">$7 million<\/span> in prizes to foreign-born individuals and has supported organizations with over <span class=\"xn-money\">$5.8 million<\/span> in grants.<\/p>\n<p>The Vilcek Foundation is a private operating foundation, a federally tax-exempt nonprofit organization under IRS Section 501(c)(3). To learn more, please visit\u00a0<span><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3680331-1&amp;h=2073690682&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3680331-1%26h%3D3628141503%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.vilcek.org%252F%26a%3Dvilcek.org&amp;a=vilcek.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">vilcek.org<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Contact<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Elizabeth Boylan<\/span><br \/>The Vilcek Foundation<br \/>212-472-2500<br \/><a href=\"mailto:elizabeth.boylan@vilcek.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">elizabeth.boylan@vilcek.org<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg30b4left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg30b4left\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 266px;\" title=\"The 2023 Vilcek Foundation Prizes recognize and celebrate the contributions of immigrants to the arts, culture, and society.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1923005\/The_Vilcek_Foundation_Prizes_recognize_and_celebrate.jpg\" alt=\"The 2023 Vilcek Foundation Prizes recognize and celebrate the contributions of immigrants to the arts, culture, and society.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3680331-1&amp;h=4011512076&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1923004%2FThe_Vilcek_Foundation_Prizewinners.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1923004%2FThe_Vilcek_Foundation_Prizewinners.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1923004\/The_Vilcek_Foundation_Prizewinners.jpg<\/a><br \/>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3680331-1&amp;h=4110306301&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1923005%2FThe_Vilcek_Foundation_Prizes_recognize_and_celebrate.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1923005%2FThe_Vilcek_Foundation_Prizes_recognize_and_celebrate.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1923005\/The_Vilcek_Foundation_Prizes_recognize_and_celebrate.jpg<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  The Vilcek Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><i>Prizes awarded in honor of immigrant leaders in the arts and sciences, including musicians <span class=\"xn-person\">Du Yun<\/span> and Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo, and scientist Alejandro S\u00e1nchez Alvarado<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 18, 2022<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Vilcek Foundation announces the recipients of the &lt;a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":134636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interes-humano"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134634"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":134703,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134634\/revisions\/134703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}