Yoshinori Ohsumi
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1 (of 14) Yoshinori Ohsumi receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2016.
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Yoshinori Ohsumi after receiving his Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2016.
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3 (of 14) Overview from the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2016.
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Nobel Laureates at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. Far right: Medicine Laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi. From left: Chemistry Laureates Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa. Far right: Medicine Laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi.
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5 (of 14) Yoshinori Ohsumi and Catharina Lindqvist at the table of honour at the Nobel Banquet, 10 December 2016.
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Yoshinori Ohsumi delivering his banquet speech.
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Yoshinori Ohsumi takes a look at his Nobel diploma during his visit to the Nobel Foundation on 12 December 2016.
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Yoshinori Ohsumi signs the Nobel Foundation's guest book, signed by the Laureates since 1952, during his visit to the Nobel Foundation. 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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Yoshinori Ohsumi showing his Nobel Medal.
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Nine of the eleven Nobel Laureates of 2016 assembled at the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm on 12 December 2016. From left: Jean-Pierre Sauvage, J. Michael Kosterlitz, David J. Thouless, Oliver Hart, F. Duncan M. Haldane, Bengt Holmström, Bernard L. Feringa, Yoshinori Ohsumi and Sir J. Fraser Stoddart.
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11 (of 14) Yoshinori Ohsumi arriving at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, on 8 December 2016.
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12 (of 14) Like many Nobel Laureates before him, Yoshinori Ohsumi autographs a chair at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm.
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13 (of 14) Nobel Laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi and the autographed chair at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm.
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14 (of 14) Yoshinori Ohsumi in his laboratory.
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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.
