Interview, September 2017 Shinya Yamanaka. © Nobel Media. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud “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…

Interview transcript [John Gurdon] Hello [Adam Smith] Hello, may I speak to Sir John Gurdon please? [JG] Yes, this is John Gurdon speaking. [AS] Oh hello, my name is Adam Smith. I’m calling from the Nobel Prize website in Stockholm.…

Interview transcript [Jules Hoffmann] Hello? [Adam Smith] Hello, this is Adam Smith, from Stockholm. [JH] Hello, Adam. [AS] Hello. So, again, welcome back to France. And, you must have stepped from one media storm in China to another media storm here? [JH] Sort of, yes! [AS]…

Interview transcript [Jack Szostak] Hello? [Adam Smith] Good morning. May I speak to Jack Szostak please? This is Adam Smith. [JS] Yes, this is Jack. [AS] Oh, hello. Well, congratulations on the award of the Nobel Prize. [JS] Thank you very much. [AS] Since you are,…

Interview transcript [Carol Greider] Hello [Adam Smith] Oh good morning. May I speak to Carol Greider please? [CG] Yes, speaking. [AS] Oh, hello, this is Adam Smith, calling from the Nobel Foundation website. [CG] Yes, they said that you would be calling me. [AS] Yes, well,…

Interview transcript [Unknown] Hallo. [Adam Smith] Hello, is it possible to speak to Professor Montagnier yet? [Unknown] Yes, I’m going to bring him to you, okay? [AS] Thank you very much indeed. [Unknown] If you can hold on. [AS] Yes, of course. [Unknown] Thank you. [AS]…

Interview transcript [Harald zur Hausen] zur Hausen. [Adam Smith] Oh hello, Professor zur Hausen. [HzH] Yes. [AS] This is Adam Smith from the web site of the Nobel Foundation … Hello. Would you mind if we recorded a very brief telephone interview with you? [HzH] No, it’s fine. [AS]…

Interview, November 2019 Françoise Barré-Sinoussi International AIDS Society and Marcus Rose In January 1983 Françoise Barré-Sinoussi discovered HIV – the virus that causes AIDS. Since then, she has worked tirelessly both to find a cure and treatments for the disease and to advocate on behalf of those living with HIV. Inthis interview she talks about…

Interview transcript [Unknown] – Hello. [Adam Smith] –  Hello, my name’s Adam Smith, may I speak to Mario Capecchi please. [Unknown] – Yes, just a minute please. [AS] – Thank you. [Mario Capecchi] – Hello. [AS] – Hello, my name is Adam Smith and I’m calling…

Your questions to Sir Martin J. Evans Here, Sir Martin J. Evans answers additional questions submitted by visitors to Nobelprize.org. Interview transcript [Unknown] – Hello, [name inaudible] speaking. [Adam Smith] – Oh, hello, this is Adam Smith calling from the Nobel Foundation’s website. May I speak…