Shaw Prize Council members prepare to announce the 2018 prizes at a press conference May 14 in Hong Kong. The 2018 Shaw Prize honors King’s pioneering work in breast cancer genetics.

　　邵逸夫奖理事会成员准备在5月14日的香港新闻发布会上公布2018年的奖项，其中之一是奖励金在乳腺癌遗传学方面的开创性工作。

　　At the UW School of Medicine, King is a professor of genome sciences and is an American Cancer Society Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics.

　　King是UW医学院基因科学教授，同时也是美国癌症学会医学遗传学系医学系的教授。

　　Sir Run Run Shaw established the Shaw Prizes in 2002. The annual prizes are awarded for breakthroughs by scientists in the fields of mathematics, astronomy and life sciences. The awards were created to recognize individuals, regardless of race, nationality, gender and religious belief, who have achieved significant breakthrough in academic and scientific research or applications and whose work has resulted in a positive and profound impact on humanity.

　　邵逸夫爵士于2002年创立了邵逸夫奖。这一年度的奖项是为了奖励在数学、天文学和生命科学领域的科学家所取得的突破性成果。无论种族，国籍，性别和宗教信仰如，这些奖项是为了表彰个人，以奖励他们在学术和科学研究或应用方面取得的重大突破，表彰他们的工作对人类产生的积极和深远影响。

　　The Shaw Prizes will be presented at a Sept. 16 ceremony in China. The prize carries a monetary award of $1.2 million. Shaw was leader in the Asian television and film industry. Throughout his lifetime he provided philanthropic support to colleges, hospitals, science, the arts and many other charities.

　　邵逸夫奖将于9月16日在中国举行颁奖仪式。该奖金额为120万美元。邵逸夫是亚洲电视和电影业的领导人。他一生为大学，医院，科学，艺术以及其他慈善机构提供慈善支持。