Four scientists win Kavli Prize for revealing local protein synthesis in neurons
Four researchers—Christine Holt, Kelsey Martin, Erin Schuman and Oswald Steward—won the 2026 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience for showing that neurons synthesize proteins locally at dendrites, axons, and synapses, challenging the long-held belief that protein production occurs only in the cell body and revealing how local translation underpins rapid, site-specific changes in synaptic strength and memory.