Physiology or Medicine prize

Nobel-recognised discoveries about living systems and human health.

People in Physiology or Medicine prize

7 profiles

Biologist

Yoshinori Ohsumi

Revealing how cells dismantle and recycle their own components through autophagy.

Geneticist

Svante Pääbo

Recovering ancient human DNA and revealing our genetic connections with Neanderthals and Denisovans.

Biochemist

Har Gobind Khorana

Helping decipher how the genetic code specifies proteins.

Neuroscientist

Rita Levi-Montalcini

Discovering nerve growth factor, a signal that supports nerve cells.

Biologist

Shinya Yamanaka

Reprogramming adult cells into stem cells.

Neuroscientist

May-Britt Moser

Discovering grid cells that help the brain map space.

Neuroscientist

Edvard Moser

Co-discovering the grid cells used in the brain’s spatial navigation.