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…

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…

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…

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.

Nomination to the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is by invitation only. The names of the nominees and other information about the nominations and selection process cannot be revealed until 50 years later. Process of nomination and selection The  sends confidential invitation letters to persons who are competent and qualified to nominate candidates for the…

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Niels Ryberg Finsen was born on December 15, 1860, at Thorshavn in the Faroe Islands. His father, Hannes Steingrim Finsen, belonged to an Icelandic family with traditions reaching back to the 10th century, and occupied prominent (from 1871 the highest) positions in the administration of the Faroe Islands. The mother, Johanne Formann, was born in…

7. This figure shows a schematic representation of a cross section of a human brain. Various regions of the brain are indicated. Different prion diseases preferentially affect different brain regions. The symptoms of the affected individual depend on which region of the brain is affected. 1 2   Panel 1: When the cerebral cortex is…

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