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The first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in 1901 to Emil Adolf von Behring, of Germany. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award that has varied throughout the years. [4] In 1901, von Behring received 150,782 SEK, which was equal to 7,731,004 SEK in December 2008.
YearLaureate [a]Country [b]Rationale [c]Drew Weissman (b. 1959)"for their discoveries concerning ...Katalin Karikó (b. 1955)Hungary United States"for their discoveries concerning ...Svante Pääbo (b. 1955)"for his discoveries concerning the ...Ardem Patapoutian (b. 1967)Lebanon United States"for the discovery of receptors for ...The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine is awarded, according to the will of Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel, “to those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind” in the fields of physiology or medicine.
YearNameCountry*Achievement2023U.S.discoveries concerning nucleoside base ...2023Hungary/U.S.discoveries concerning nucleoside base ...2022Swedendiscoveries concerning the genomes of ...2021Leb./U.S.discoveries of receptors for temperature ...- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023 Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1901 was awarded to Emil Adolf von Behring "for his work on serum therapy, especially its application against diphtheria, by which he has opened a new road in the domain of medical science and thereby placed in the hands of the physician a victorious weapon against illness and deaths".
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962 was awarded jointly to Francis Harry Compton Crick, James Dewey Watson and Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material".
As of 2023, 115 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine have been awarded to 227 laureates, 214 men and 13 women. The first one was awarded in 1901 to the German physiologist, Emil von Behring, for his work on serum therapy and the development of a vaccine against diphtheria.
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A comprehensive list of Nobel Prize Laureates in Physiology and Medicine, at the Nobel Prize Internet Archive.
