Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi have been honored with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their pioneering work on peripheral immune tolerance.
Last Year’s Breakthrough: The 2024 Nobel Laureates
In 2024, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun received the award for their groundbreaking discovery of microRNA, minute RNA molecules essential for organism development and function, shedding light on potential malfunctions.
Upcoming Nobel Prize Announcements
The Physiology or Medicine prize kicks off the annual Nobel season, with five more prestigious awards yet to be unveiled. Each prize celebrates extraordinary achievements by individuals or organizations in their respective fields.
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The Nobel Prize in Physics will be announced on Tuesday by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. Last year’s award honored discoveries that significantly advanced computer learning, laying foundations for artificial intelligence breakthroughs.
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry follows on Wednesday, awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. The previous year’s recipients were recognized for demonstrating artificial intelligence’s potential in predicting and designing protein shapes.
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On Thursday, the Swedish Academy in Stockholm will announce the Nobel Prize in Literature. Last year, a celebrated South Korean author, best known for their novel “The Vegetarian,” made history as the first writer from their country to receive this esteemed award.
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The Nobel Peace Prize will be presented on Friday by the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo. The Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo, a powerful grass-roots movement of atomic bomb survivors, was honored last year for its relentless pursuit of a world free from nuclear weapons.
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Concluding the awards next week, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be announced on Monday by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. Last year’s laureates were celebrated for their research into how societal institutions influence national prosperity and their historical development.
The Nobel Prize organization ensures all announcements are streamed live for global audiences.