Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: A. Mahmoud
Jeffrey C. Hall
Prize share: 1/3
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: A. Mahmoud
Michael Rosbash
Prize share: 1/3
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: A. Mahmoud
Michael W. Young
Prize share: 1/3
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017 was awarded jointly to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young "for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm"
Nobel Prizes and laureates
In 2017, 12 new laureates were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
Their work and discoveries range from gravitational waves and the circadian rhythm to novels of great emotional force and economic decision-making.
See them all presented here.
Streams during Nobel Week
Watch the 2025 Nobel Prize lectures, Nobel Week Dialogue, the prize award ceremonies in Oslo and Stockholm and Nobel Peace Prize Forum here at nobelprize.org.
