The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded 116 times to 232 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2025. Click on the links to get more information.
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009
“for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008
“for his discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer”
“for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007
“for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2006
“for their discovery of RNA interference - gene silencing by double-stranded RNA”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2005
“for their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2004
“for their discoveries of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2003
“for their discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2002
“for their discoveries concerning genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2001
“for their discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2000
“for their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system”