2016 Balzan Prize for Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Including Neurodegenerative and Developmental Aspects
For his pioneering studies on the molecular characterization of synaptic vesicles and the roles of protein complexes in the process of exocytosis – an essential mechanism for the transmission of signals in the nervous system.
Excerpt from The Balzan Prizewinners’ Research Projects: An Overview 2018