Physiology or Medicine
Press release
Press release
English Press release 2018-10-01 has today decided to award the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation SUMMARY Cancer kills millions of people every year and is one of humanity’s greatest health challenges. By stimulating…
moreThe Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine at Karolinska Institutet is responsible for the selection of candidates for the medicine prize from the names submitted by invited nominators. Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine 2024 Members Gunilla Karlsson-Hedestam (Chair)Professor of Immunology Olle Kämpe (Vice Chair)Professor in Endocrinology Per SvenningssonProfessor of Neurology Sten LinnarssonProfessor of Molecular…
moreStatutes of the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet
Statutes of the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet approved by the Government of Sweden on 7 April 1994 FUNCTIONS, COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION § 1 The primary task of the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet is to carry out, according to the detailed provisions set out below, the duties related to the award of the Nobel…
moreThe Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet
Prize awarder for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet is responsible for selecting the Nobel Prize laureates in physiology or medicine. By the terms of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet since 1901. The Nobel Assembly has 50…
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“I can see any failure as a chance”
Shinya Yamanaka is a runner, a father and the man who first created stem cells from normal body cells. A pioneer of biomedical research, he describes how he was determined to find success in the face of all else.
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