They who discovered miRNAs for the first time should leave their names in the history of the Nobel Prize.
Source | Medical Pulse Communication
Author | Atay
At around 17:30 on October 7, Beijing time, the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was first announced, opening the curtain of the 2024 Nobel Prize.
The Carolinsian Institutet of Sweden has just announced that it will award the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to scientists Victor Ambros · Gary ·Ruvkun for their discovery of miRNAs and their role in the regulation of post-transcriptional genes.
Previously, although Ambros had been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine at one point, he had always missed out on the prize. Many believe that Ambros, who first discovered miRNAs, should leave a name in the history of the Nobel Prize. This year, the two scientists received the award.
Source: Nobel Prize official website
Details of the winners
Victor Ambros' biography Source: Nobel Prize official website
Victor Ambros：
Born in 1953 in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. In 1979, he received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he conducted postdoctoral research from 1979 to 1985. In 1985, he became a Principal Investigator at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. From 1992 to 2007, he was a professor at Dartmouth Medical School and is now the Silverman Professor of Natural Sciences at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Gary Ruvkun's profile Source: Nobel Prize official website
Gary Ruvkun：
Born in 1952 in Berkeley, California, United States. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1982. From 1982 to 1985, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1985, he became a principal investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, where he is now a professor of genetics.
List of winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in the last 10 years
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is closely related to life and health, and it is also the most popular award in the past years.
Which scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in the past 10 years? Let's take a look:
In 2023, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman received the award for their discoveries in nucleoside base modifications that have enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
In 2022, Sweden scientist Svante Pääbo was awarded for his discovery of the genome of extinct human species and human evolution.
In 2021, David ·Julius and Ardem Patapoutian · won the award for their discovery of temperature and tactile receptors.
In 2020, United States virologist Harvey · Oult, United Kingdom biologist Michael · Horton, and United States virologist Charles · Rice won awards for their discovery of the hepatitis C virus.
In 2019, three scientists· William George · Carin, Peter · John· Ratcliffe, Greg · Leonard, · Semenza were awarded for their outstanding contributions to the changing mechanisms by which humans and most animal cells perceive and adapt to oxygen.
In 2018, United States scientist James · Allison and Japan scientist Yu Honjo were awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their contributions to the discovery of negative immunomodulatory therapies for cancer.
In 2017, three United States scientists, Jeffrey · Hall, Michael· Rosbash, and Michael · Young, were honored for their work in studying the molecular mechanisms by which the circadian clock works.
In 2016, Japan scientist Yoshinori Osumi was awarded for his achievements in the study of the mechanism of autophagy.
In 2015, Chinese female pharmacist Tu Youyou, along with Ireland scientist William · Campbell and Japan scientist Tomoshi Omura, were awarded for their achievements in research on the treatment of parasitic diseases.
In 2014, scientists John ·O'Keeffe, who holds United States and United Kingdom citizenships, and two Norway scientists, Mae Britt· Moser and Edward · Moser, won an award for their research on the discovery of cells in the brain's localization system.
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