Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012

Brian K. Kobilka receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf

Brian K. Kobilka receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2012.

Brian K. Kobilka after receiving his Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2012. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2012
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All 2012 Nobel Laureates on stage at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony on 10 December 2012. From left: Physics Laureates Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland, Chemistry Laureates Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka, Medicine Laureates Sir John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka, Literature Laureate Mo Yan and Laureates in Economic Sciences Alvin E. Roth and Lloyd S. Shapley.

A bird's eye picture of the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in the Stockholm Concert Hall on 10 December 2012.

Brian K. Kobilka with wife Tong Sun Kobilka, daughter Megan and son Jason, after the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2012. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2012
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Brian K. Kobilka and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden at the Nobel Banquet, 10 December 2012. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2012
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Brian K. Kobilka with wife Tong Sun Kobilka at the Nobel Banquet, 10 December 2012. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2012
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Brian K. Kobilka and his wife Tong Sun Kobilka visit the Nobel Foundation on 11 December 2012. On this occasion, the Laureates retrieve the Nobel diploma and Medal, which have been displayed in the Golden Hall of the City Hall following the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. The Laureates also discuss the details concerning the transfer of their prize money. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2012
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Brian K. Kobilka delivering his Nobel Lecture The Structural Basis of G-Protein Coupled Receptor Signaling at Aula Magna, Stockholm University, 8 December 2012. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2012
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Recording of the TV-program 'Nobel Minds', hosted by Zeinab Badawi, BBC World News, in the Bernadotte Library at the Royal Palace, 7 December 2012. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2012
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Chemistry Laureates Brian K. Kobilka (right) and Robert J. Lefkowitz (left) meet with Nobelprize.org's interviewer Adam Smith (middle) on 6 December 2012. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2012
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The 2012 Nobel Laureates assembled for a group photo during their visit to the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2012. Back row, left to right: Nobel Laureate in Physics Serge Haroche, Laureate in Economic Sciences Alvin E. Roth, Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Brian K. Kobilka and Robert J. Lefkowitz, and Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Sir John B. Gurdon. Front row, left to right: Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Shinya Yamanaka, Laureate in Economic Sciences Lloyd S. Shapley and Nobel Laureate in Literature Mo Yan. Not in photo: Nobel Laureate in Physics David J. Wineland. Copyright © The Nobel Foundation 2012
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Like many Nobel Laureates before him, Brian K. Kobilka autographs a chair at Bistro Nobel at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm

Brian K. Kobilka answers calls from reporters at his home immediately after the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.