Napoleone Ferrara

Italian-American scientist Napoleone Ferrara has been awarded the 2026 Yergin Family International Prize for Biomedical Research. Ferrara, known for his pioneering work on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its role in developing treatments for eye disease and cancer, is affiliated with UC San Diego. The award recognizes major contributions to biomedical science.

Napoleone Ferrara, MD, has been awarded the 2026 Yergin Family International Prize for Biomedical Research. Ferrara is best known for his work on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which led to major anti-angiogenic therapies for cancer and eye disease. The announcement was made by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, which hosts the prize. Further details about the award ceremony and the prize committee's reasoning were not immediately available.