The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine is awarded annually by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute. The International Alfred Nobel Bequest Prize is awarded for outstanding discoveries in physiology or medicine in the previous year.
To date, Nobel Prizes have been awarded a total of 114 times to more than 225 laureates from 1901 to 2023. The list includes:
Svante Pääbo (2023)
He discovered and studied the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution.
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian (2021)
They received an international award for the discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.
Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice (2020)
The trio discovered the hepatitis C virus, and their research and studies helped further the development of vaccines and drugs.
William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza (2019)
The Nobel Prize was awarded this year for the discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to the availability of oxygen.
James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo (2018)
The power duo discovered cancer therapy by inhibiting negative immune regulation.
Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, Michael W. Young (2017)
The 2017 Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of the molecular mechanisms that control the circadian rhythm.
Yoshinori Ohsumi (2016)
The Japanese biologist received this award for his discoveries of autophagy mechanisms.
William C. Campbell, Satoshi Ōmura and Tu Youyou (2015)
William C. Campbell belonged to the United States, while Satoshi from Japan received this international award for his discoveries concerning a new therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites.
In addition to the above, the third awardee of the same year was Tu Youyou for her discoveries regarding a new therapy against malaria.
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman (2023)
The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute decided today to award the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries regarding nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
List of Nobel Prize winners 2023
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