Nobel Prize Laureate - December 20, 2009
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan: Investigating a central dogma
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan is one of the three 2009 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry who were rewarded for their studies of the structure and function of the ribosome.
Nobel Prize Laureate - December 20, 2009
Jack W. Szostak: Basic research and new applications
Jack W Szostak was honored with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009.
Nobel Prize Laureate - February 8, 2009
Harald zur Hausen: A discovery that turned into a life-saving vaccine
When the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008 was awarded, Harald zur Hausen invited 13 of his family members with him to Sweden to celebrate. And there were many reasons to celebrate.
Nobel Prize Laureate - February 8, 2009
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi: A true scientist
When Françoise Barré-Sinoussi came to Stockholm to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2008, she felt like she was in another world. As a true scientist, her world consists of research, either in the lab or out in the field in developing countries, fighting the very same virus she was receiving the Prize for discovering: the HIV virus.
Nobel Prize Laureate - January 8, 2009
Martin Chalfie: A bright idea for lighting up science
On December 10th 2008, in a dark and rainy Stockholm, Martin Chalfie received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry from the hands of His Majesty the King of Sweden.