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Born in London, England in 1951 to Leonard George and Elsie Cressy Houghton, he was raised in a working-class family along with elder brother Graham. Educated at an excellent government primary school (Lyndhurst Grove) until the age of 11, he then won a scholarship to Alleyn’s School in Dulwich, London, founded by Edward Alleyn, a…

Iwas born on August 25, 1952 in Sacramento, California to Roberta Helen Rice and Charles Moen Rice Jr. (Fig. 1). My mother originated in Colorado Springs, Colorado, my father from Worcester, Massachusetts. I was the third Charles Moen Rice; we were all only children. I never met my paternal grandparents who were long gone by…

I never had no Nobel dreams Iwas born in 1935, a pivotal year in American history, although it is possible that my birth had nothing to do with these historical events. In 1935, the US was emerging from the Great Depression and the election of Franklin Roosevelt in 1932 instilled hope for a new deal.…

Renato Dulbecco in his lab at the Salk Institute in the early 1970s. Renato Dulbecco at his piano in his home, in La Jolla, California, 2007.

Interview with the 2001 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Leland H. Hartwell, at the 57th Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau, Germany, July 2007.  Lee Hartwell, co-recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Tim Hunt and Paul Nurse, welcome to this interview. If I mention the word mentorship, what…

For the past two decades, I have studied the molecules that convey our sense of touch. I entered this field pursuing the allure of basic biology research, never anticipating the many directions these findings would take. Indeed, my life has been full of directions I never imagined. As an 18-year-old refugee from Lebanon, I had…

Watch a video clip of the 2023 Nobel Prize laureate in physiology or medicine, Drew Weissman, receiving his Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the award ceremony at Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 December 2023.

Watch a video clip of the 2023 Nobel Prize laureate in physiology or medicine, Katalin Karikó, receiving her Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the award ceremony at Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 December 2023.

Katalin Karikó’s speech at the Nobel Prize banquet, 10 December 2023. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellences,Dear Laureates, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of Prof Drew Weissman and myself, we wish to thank the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet and the Nobel Foundation for awarding us the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.…