William G. Kaelin Jr
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William G. Kaelin Jr
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019
Born: 23 November 1957, New York, NY, USA
Affiliation at the time of the award: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical, Boston, MA, USA, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
Prize motivation: "for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability."
Prize share: 1/3
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Nobel Prizes 2019
Fifteen laureates have been awarded this year, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
Their work and discoveries range from how cells adapt to changes in levels of oxygen to our ability to fight global poverty.
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Their work and discoveries range from how cells adapt to changes in levels of oxygen to our ability to fight global poverty.
See them all presented here.
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