The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Assembly at
Karolinska Institutet

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. As described in Alfred Nobel’s will, the Prize is dedicated to “the person who shall have made the most important discovery within the domain of physiology or medicine”.

The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine 2025

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to
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Press Invitation – December 6

Welcome to the press conference with the 2025 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi Time: December 6, 2025 at 3 p.m. Venue: Nobel Forum, Nobels väg
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Nobel Laureate Revisiting Lecture – Michael W. Young

Nobel Laureate Revisiting Lecture Date: Wednesday May 7, 4pm Michael W. Young, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 2017

Research Lecture at Nobel Forum

Research Lecture at Nobel Forum by Michel Goedert Date: May 8, 2025, 4 pm Cryo-EM Structures of Amyloid Filaments from the Human Brain

The History of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for the first time in 1901. The prize is one of five mentioned in the will of Alfred Nobel who died on December 10, 1896.

About the Nobel Prize organisation

For more information about all Nobel Laureates and the Nobel Foundation please visit nobelprize.org.

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