Gary Ruvkun receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2024.

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Gary Ruvkun after receiving his Nobel Prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Konserthuset Stockholm on 10 December 2024.

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From left: Princess Sofia of Sweden, Gary Ruvkun and Princess Madeleine of Sweden at the Nobel Prize banquet, 10 December 2024.

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Gary Ruvkun delivering his speech of thanks at the Nobel Prize banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, 10 December 2024.

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Gary Ruvkun with his Nobel Prize diploma and medal during his visit to the Nobel Foundation on 11 December 2024.

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Gary Ruvkun signing the guestbook at the Nobel Foundation.

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Gary Ruvkun delivering his Nobel Prize lecture at Aula Medica, Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm on 7 December 2024.

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Gary Ruvkun talking to students after his Nobel Prize lecture at Karolinska Institutet, 7 December 2024.

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Gary Ruvkun arriving at the laureates' get together at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm on 6 December 2024.

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Like many laureates before him, medicine laureate Gary Ruvkun signed a chair at the laureates' Get together at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm on 6 December 2024.

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Medicine laureates Gary Ruvkun and Victor Ambros at the laureates' get together at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm on 6 December 2024.

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Eight of the 2024 laureates assembled at the Nobel Prize Museum, 6 December 2024. Back row: Victor Ambros, Han Kang, David Baker and Demis Hassabis. Front row: James A. Robinson, Simon Johnson, John Jumper and Gary Ruvkun.

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Medicine laureate Gary Ruvkun speaking in Sveriges Riksdag (Parliament of Sweden), 4 December 2024.

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Gary Ruvkun.

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Gary Ruvkun is seen celebrating the announcement of his Nobel Prize by hopping on board his local ice cream truck to serve some sundaes to his colleagues, 7 October 2024.

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