Profiles in Science - March 10, 2020
Nobel Laureate Medicine 2019: Gregg Semenza
Since nothing is more basic to life than oxygen, Dr. Gregg Semenza, MD, PhD, found it logical to want to unravel some of the complexities of how cells monitor and regulate oxygen levels. Gregg Semenza’s research, which earned one of the three 2019 Nobel Prizes in Medicine or Physiology, opened up understanding of the mechanisms […]
Profiles in Science - March 10, 2020
Nobel Laureate Medicine 2019: William Kaelin
William Kaelin feels he has been fortunate in his scientific career. His contributions have had a great impact, not least within cancer treatment, and for future generations he emphasizes the importance of supporting basic science. Identifying a tumor’s distress call for oxygen, and knowing how to shut down its supply, can help thwart cancer and […]