“Try and find something that you have a passion for” Nobelprize.org met virologist and dog lover Charles Rice on 11 March 2021. We spoke about his path into science, what advice he can give to younger researchers and how he received the news about his Nobel Prize. Why did you decide to pursue science? Charles…

Interview with the 2009 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak. The interviewer is Adam Smith, Editor-in-Chief of Nobelprize.org. Jack Szostak, Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider – welcome to Stockholm. All: Thank you, it’s a pleasure to be here. Your Nobel Prize is of course associated with…

https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Ck_5hYDZ2I Watch a video clip of the 2020 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Charles M. Rice, receiving his Nobel Prize medal and diploma during a ceremonial presentation at the Residence of the Swedish Consul General in New York, USA, on 8 December 2020.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/1RzSh6dIWC8 Watch a video clip of the 2020 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Michael Houghton, receiving his Nobel Prize medal and diploma during a ceremonial presentation outside his home in Danville, San Francisco, USA, on 8 December 2020.

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…