He was honoured for his contribution to the education and training of molecular biologists in Europe, as well as for the description of a key cellular switch instructing the cell how to respond to DNA damage -- for example by ultraviolet rays from the sun.
Đikić ja nagrađen za svoj doprinos obrazovanju i obuci molekularnih biologa u Europi, kao i za opis ključnog staničnog prekidača koji daje uputstvo stanicama kako reagirati na oštećenja DNK -- primjerice od ultraljubičastih zraka sunca.