THE NOBEL PRIZE

in Physiology or Medicine

ABOUT THE PRIZE

Alfred Nobel had an active interest in medical research. Through Karolinska Institutet, he came into contact with Swedish physiologist Jöns Johansson around 1890. Johansson worked in Nobel’s laboratory in Sevran, France during a brief period the same year. Physiology or medicine was the third prize area Nobel mentioned in his will, as followed:

"one part to the person who shall have made the most important discovery within the domain of physiology or medicine ...”

(Excerpt from the will of Alfred Nobel)

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

LATEST PRIZE WINNERS

2019 coin
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William G. Kaelin Jr

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019

Prize motivation: "for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability"

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Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019

Prize motivation: "for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability"

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Gregg L. Semenza

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019

Prize motivation: "for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability"

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