Regina Barzilay and Jim Collins win Pritzker Prize for AI and Science Research Excellence for work in AI-enabled antibiotic discovery
The award highlights the growing recognition and practical success of using deep learning to accelerate drug discovery and combat antimicrobial resistance.
Reported by MIT News ·
What happened
MIT professors Regina Barzilay and James Collins have been awarded the 2026 Pritzker Prize for AI in Science Research Excellence. The prize recognizes their collaborative work using deep learning and machine learning to discover novel antibiotics, such as halicin and abaucin, that target drug-resistant bacteria.
Who it’s about
- Regina Barzilay
- James Collins
- MIT
- Jonathan Stokes