SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Winner of the grand prize Li Qian speaks during the award ceremony in San Francisco, the United States, on June 23, 2016. Boyalife Group, a consortium based in China, joined journals Science and Science Translational Medicine on Thursday to present a global prize to researchers in the field of stem cells and regenerative medicine. Known as Boyalife, Science & Science Translational Medicine Award in Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, a grand prize of 25,000 U.S. dollars was given to Li Qian, an assistant professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a runner-up prize of 5,000 dollars was given to Yosef Buganim, of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (Xinhua/Xu Yong)