The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Assembly at
Karolinska Institutet

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. As described in Alfred Nobel’s will, the Prize is dedicated to “the person who shall have made the most important discovery within the domain of physiology or medicine”.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024

The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation

Press Invitation – December 6

PRESS INVITATION Welcome to the press conference with the 2024 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun Time: December 6, 2024 at 3 p.m. Venue: Nobel Forum, Nobels väg 1 On-site participation
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Research Lecture at Nobel Forum

Research Lecture at Nobel Forum Date: November 14, 2024, 2 pm Speaker: Bryan L Roth Title: Chemical and synthetic neurobiology In his talk, Dr Bryan L Roth will present recent advances in the areas of synthetic
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Research Lecture at Nobel Forum

Research Lecture at Nobel Forum Date: November 7th, 2024, 2 pm Speaker: Professor John Collinge Title: The developing understanding of prions and the implications of iatrogenic Alzheimer’s disease

The History of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for the first time in 1901. The prize is one of five mentioned in the will of Alfred Nobel who died on December 10, 1896.

About the Nobel Prize organisation

For more information about all Nobel Laureates and the Nobel Foundation please visit nobelprize.org.

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