Nobel Prize Laureate - December 20, 2013
Martin Karplus: An observer of life
The curiosity to understand the surrounding world has led Martin Karplus to a lifelong love for science, food and photography.
Nobel Prize Laureate - December 20, 2013
Michael Levitt: A scientist young at heart
Michael Levitt is a pioneer in computational biology who is as passionate as ever about science and life.
Nobel Prize Laureate - December 20, 2012
Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka: A certain kind of magic
How artistry brought understanding of the G-protein coupled receptors
Nobel Prize Laureate - December 20, 2012
John Gurdon: A laureate against all odds
At the age of 15 he was told that it would be a waste of time for him to become a scientist. Not long afterwards he made a finding that would rewrite textbooks and change our view on cellular development forever.
Nobel Prize Laureate - December 20, 2011
Ralph Steinman: Dedicating his life to dendritic cells
After the announcement of the Nobel Committee that Ralph Steinman had been awarded the other half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of dendritic cells nobody could get hold of him to announce the news or get an interview. Hours later the tragic news of his death three days earlier made headlines around the world.
Nobel Prize Laureate - December 20, 2011
Bruce Beutler and Jules Hoffman: A monk and a gambler
The doors of the Thavenius saloon at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm open and two researchers come in. Not in lab coats or scruffy jeans and T-shirts, but in suits,; one of them with a discrete pin picturing Alfred Nobel on his jacket. Bruce Beutler and Jules Hoffman have been awarded half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and have come to Stockholm to join the festivities of the Nobel week.
