Nobel Prize

Chemistry Laureate Aaron Ciechanover takes part in a virtual Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative event.

Chemistry Laureate Martin Chalfie visited Toronto, Kingston and Montreal for a Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative event in September 2019.

Fraser Stoddart 8 – 10 April 2019 Fraser Stoddart, 2016 Chemistry Laureate, visited three cities in Brazil as part of a Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative event held in partnership with AstraZeneca. He delivered lectures and on-stage interviews to students and scientists at the following institutions: Universidade de São Paulo Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (National Health…

Michael Young December 2018 Professor Michael Young, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017, visited China in December 2018 to take part in a Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative event, held in partnership with AstraZeneca. He gave lectures about his research on the circadian clock and his journey towards the Nobel Prize, and early-career scientists had…

May-Britt Moser 26 – 27 September 2018 In September 2018, Nobel Laureate May-Britt Moser visited Spain for a Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative event, held in partnership with AstraZeneca. She gave lectures and on-stage interviews, and had informal interactions with early-career scientists. She met students and scientists at the following institutions in Madrid and Santiago de…

Jules Hoffmann 27-29 November 2017 Nobel Laureate Jules Hoffmann visited Barcelona, Madrid and Seville in November 2017 for a Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative event run in partnership with AstraZeneca. He took part in informal discussions with students and scientists and gave interviews on stage. His lectures described his journey to receiving a Nobel Prize and…

Shinya Yamanaka 6-7 September 2017 In September 2017, Professor Shinya Yamanaka visited Sweden and Norway as part of the Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative, run in partnership with AstraZeneca. He described his motivations on his path from orthopaedic surgeon to Nobel Laureate in lectures and informal interactions with early-career scientists, and shared his advice for a…