https://www.youtube.com/embed/3nxuPzXu1WM Watch a video clip of the 2020 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Harvey J. Alter, receiving his Nobel Prize medal and diploma from the Swedish Ambassador to the United States, Karin Olofsdotter, during a ceremonial presentation at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Washington, USA, on 9 December 2020.

“We’re all on a learning curve” Nobelprize.org interviewed Michael Houghton on 1 February 2021. We spoke with him about his journey into science, his advice for students and the importance of persistence. Photo courtesy of University of Alberta What did you want to be when you were younger? Did you want to be a scientist?…

Prologue Burning wooden walls collapsed in front of us. I was on the back of my mother, who was running away from our burning house, gasping for air. Although I was just three and a half years old, I vividly remember this scene that seems to be engraved forever in my memory. It was one…

“I became the poet laureate of hepatitis” Nobelprize.org interviewed Harvey J. Alter on 11 December 2020. We spoke with him about receiving the Nobel Prize, his journey in science and the roles humour and poetry have played in his work. What does it mean for you to receive the Nobel Prize? Harvey J. Alter: It’s…

As a basic scientist, I have been fortunate to see my research findings translate into a powerful new potentially curative treatment strategy for cancer. The first patient I met was Sharon Belvin. I met her in 2006 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). Jedd Wolchok, an oncologist at MSKCC, called and asked me to meet…

The Nobel Prize award ceremony takes place at the Stockholm Concert Hall, Sweden, on 10 December every year – the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death. At the ceremony, the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and the Prize in Economic Sciences are awarded to the Nobel Laureates. This year, the award ceremony…

Swedish Presentationstal av Professor Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam, ledamot av , ledamot av Medicinska Nobelkommittén, 10 december 2020 Majestäter, ers kungliga högheter, ärade pristagare, mina damer och herrar, Virus har alltid varit en del av vår existens. Under evolutionens gång har vi utvecklat funktioner som hjälper oss att bekämpa infektioner. Vi har utrustats med ett mångsidigt…

Professor Professor Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam delivering the presentation speech for the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Dan Lepp English Presentation Speech by Professor Gunilla Karlsson Hedestam, Member of the , Member of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, 10 December 2020 Majesties, your Royal Highnesses, Esteemed Laureates,…

Calligrapher: Susan Duvnäs Book binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi AB Photo reproduction: Lovisa Engblom Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2020

Calligrapher: Susan Duvnäs Book binder: Leonard Gustafssons Bokbinderi AB Photo reproduction: Lovisa Engblom Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2020