Physiology or Medicine
Joseph E. Murray – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 8, 1990 The First Successful Organ Transplants in Man Preface”If gold medals and prizes were awarded to institutions instead of individuals, the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital of 30 years ago would have qualified. The ruling board and administrative structure of that hospital did not falter in…
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Sir James W. Black – Interview
Interview
Interview transcript Professor Sir James Black, welcome to this Nobel interview. The Nobel Prize that you were awarded in 1988 was kind of unusual I would say, you got the prize for the discoveries in drug research, and this was the first prize in this area in 31 years. Were you very…
moreJoseph L. Goldstein – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Joseph L. Goldstein’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1985 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, Michael Brown and I are grateful to the Swedish academic community for bestowing this honor on us. Some may think that we are too young for this award. But let me point out that we work…
moreMichael S. Brown – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Michael S. Brown’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1985 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen: Joe and I were trained as physicians and we still perform clinical duties. Yet, we realized that the understanding of a complex problem such as atherosclerosis requires the tools of basic science. We are fortunate to…
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