Breakthrough Prize 2018

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - DECEMBER 03: Entrepreneur Kevin Systrom, Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Laureate Joanne Chory and physical scientist / Miss USA Kara McCullough attend the 2018 Breakthrough Prize at NASA Ames Research Center on December 3, 2017, in Mountain View, California. Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images

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Celebrities and philanthropists joined some of the nation’s top scientists and mathematicians to celebrate the winners of the 2018 Breakthrough Prize at NASA Ames Research Center on December 3, 2017, in Mountain View, California. The event, which has been called “the Oscars of Science,” recognizes top achievements in physics, life sciences, and mathematics. This year’s winners received a total of $22 million in prizes for continuing research and funding new projects.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – DECEMBER 03: Actor Lily Collins attends the 2018 Breakthrough Prize at NASA Ames Research Center on December 3, 2017, in Mountain View, California. Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images

Breakthrough Prize 2018, Lily Collins, NASA Ames Research Center, NASA, Getty Images, Morgan Freeman

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – DECEMBER 03: Morgan Freeman speaks onstage during the 2018 Breakthrough Prize at NASA Ames Research Center on December 3, 2017, in Mountain View, California. Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize

Breakthrough Prize 2018, Lily Collins, NASA Ames Research Center, NASA, Getty Images, Wiz Khalifa, Izabela Guedes

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – DECEMBER 03: Rapper Wiz Khalifa and model Izabela Guedes attend the 2018 Breakthrough Prize at NASA Ames Research Center on December 3, 2017, in Mountain View, California. Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images

Breakthrough Prize 2018, Lily Collins, NASA Ames Research Center, NASA, Getty Images, Kerry Washington

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – DECEMBER 03: Actor Kerry Washington attends the 2018 Breakthrough Prize at NASA Ames Research Center on December 3, 2017, in Mountain View, California. Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images

Breakthrough Prize 2018, Lily Collins, NASA Ames Research Center, NASA, Getty Images, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – DECEMBER 03: Actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis attend the 2018 Breakthrough Prize at NASA Ames Research Center on December 3, 2017, in Mountain View, California. Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – DECEMBER 03: Entrepreneur Kevin Systrom, Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Laureate Joanne Chory and physical scientist / Miss USA Kara McCullough attend the 2018 Breakthrough Prize at NASA Ames Research Center on December 3, 2017, in Mountain View, California. Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images

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