James E. Rothman
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1 (of 19) James E. Rothman receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2013.
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2 (of 19) The Medicine Laureates at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2013. From left: James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof.
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3 (of 19) An overview of the 2013 Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall.
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4 (of 19) The 2013 Nobel Laureates on stage at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. From left: Physics Laureates François Englert and Peter Higgs, Chemistry Laureates Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel, Medicine Laureates James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof and Laureates in Economic Sciences Eugene F. Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert J. Shiller.
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5 (of 19) The Medicine Laureates at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2013. From left: James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof.
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6 (of 19) From left: Physics Laureates François Englert and Peter Higgs, Chemistry Laureates Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel and Medicine Laureates James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof.
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7 (of 19) James E. Rothman arrives at the Nobel Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall together with his wife, Mrs Joy Hirsch, 10 December 2013.
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8 (of 19) James E. Rothman and Countess Alice Trolle-Wachtmeister at the table of honour.
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9 (of 19) The Swedish Royal Family receive the Laureates and their significant others in the Prince's Gallery after the Nobel Banquet. From left to right: Prince Carl Philip, Nobel Laureate Thomas C. Südhof, Mrs Chen Lu, Mrs Joy Hirsch, Nobel Laureate James E. Rothman, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Nobel Laureate Randy W. Schekman, Mrs Lauren Schekman, Her Majesty Queen Silvia and Prince Daniel.
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James E. Rothman visits the Nobel Foundation on 11 December 2013 and signs the guest book. On this occasion, the Laureates retrieve the Nobel diploma and Medal, which have been displayed in the Golden Hall of the City Hall following the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. The Laureates also discuss the details concerning the transfer of their prize money.
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Medicine Laureates Randy W. Schekman and James E. Rothman during their visit to the Nobel Foundation on 11 December 2013.
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12 (of 19) James E. Rothman delivering his Nobel Lecture The Principle of Membrane Fusion in the Cell in the Aula Medica at Karolinska Institutet, 7 December 2013.
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13 (of 19) All three Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine assembled for the Nobel Lectures in the Aula Medica at Karolinska Institutet, 7 December 2013.
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James E. Rothman during the interview with Nobelprize.org on 6 December 2013.
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James Rothman (left) and Randy Schekman (right) in an animated discussion at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2013.
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A chair signed by all 2013 Medicine Laureates at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2013.
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17 (of 19) James E. Rothman at a press conference held at Yale University after the announcement of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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18 (of 19) James E. Rothman, third from left, at Yale University after the announcement of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. From left: Robert Alpern, Dean of the Yale School of Medicine, Joy Hirsh, Professor of Psychiatry & Neurobiology, James Rothman and Peter Salovey, President of Yale University.
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19 (of 19) The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013 is announced.
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Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
See them all presented here.