“Their revolutionary discovery has opened up a completely different picture of gene regulation, which has proven to be essential for multicellular organisms, including humans,” the jury said in a statement.
Ambrose conducted the research for which he received the Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard University. He is currently a professor of natural sciences at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Ravkan did his research at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
Last year, Hungarian-born researcher Katalina Carrico and US scientist Drew Weisman won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their work on mRNA (iRNA) vaccines against Covid-19.
The amount of the Nobel Prize in medicine is 11 million Swedish kroner (970,000 euros).
The laureate of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics will be announced on Tuesday, on Wednesday – in Chemistry, on Thursday – in Literature, and on Friday – the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
The winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics will be announced on October 14.
The award ceremony is scheduled for December 10, the anniversary of the death of its founder, Alfred Nobel.
2024-10-07 16:59:55