Nobel Prize 2023 in Medicine announced
On 2nd October 2023, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute, located in Stockholm, Sweden, revealed the recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. This year, the award has been given to Katalin Kariko, and Drew Weissman for the development of effective mRNA vaccines against Covid-19. The Nobel Prize is a prestigious prize, given in six categories i.e. Physiology or Medicine, Chemistry, Physics, Peace, Economics science, and Literature. This article is very important for upcoming exams such as UPSC, SSC, Banking, and other state-level based exams.
About the Nobel Prize:
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Established by |
It was established by the will of Alfred Nobel (Dynamite inventor) |
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To Whom |
This award is given to the person, who has conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. |
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First award |
1901 |
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Award categories |
6 (Physiology or Medicine, Chemistry, Physics, Peace, Economics science, and Literature) |
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Prize ceremony |
Stockholm, Sweden (in December every year) |
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Award |
Gold Medal, Diploma, and Monetary prize |
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Share of Nobel Prize |
Up to 3 persons can share the Nobel Prize. No award after death. |
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First recipient |
In 1901, the first Nobel Prize was given in five categories.
In 1968, Sweden's central bank, Sveriges Riksbank established the Prize in Economic Sciences.
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Nobel Prize committee |
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Nobel Prize 2023 in Medicine:
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In 2023, the Nobel Prize in Medicine for 2023 was given to Katalin Kariko (Hungarian-American biochemist) and Drew Weissman (American physician and scientist).
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Katalin Kariko:
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She also became the 13th woman to win the Nobel Prize in medicine.
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She also served as a senior vice president at BioNTech, which partnered with Pfizer to make the COVID-19 vaccines.
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Drew Weissman:
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He is a professor and director of the Penn Institute for RNA Innovations.
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The award was announced by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, located in Stockholm, Sweden.
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The award has been given for their discoveries that enabled the development of effective mRNA (messenger RiboNucleic Acid) vaccines against COVID-19.
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The Nobel Prizes are presented in Stockholm, Sweden on 10th December (the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death).
Some interesting Nobel Prize for Medicine facts:
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Discovery |
Year |
Recipients |
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Discovery of the Hepatitis C virus |
2020 |
Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice |
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Discoveries concerning yellow fever |
1951 |
Max Theiler |
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Discovery of vitamin K |
1943 |
Henrik Carl Peter Dam |
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Discovery of the chemical nature of vitamin K |
1943 |
Edward Adelbert Doisy |
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Discovery of human blood groups |
1930 |
Karl Landsteiner |
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Discovery of the antineuritic vitamin |
1929 |
Christiaan Eijkman |
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Discovery of the growth-stimulating vitamins |
1929 |
Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins |
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Discovery of Insulin |
1923 |
Frederick Grant Banting and John James Rickard Macleod |
Indians won the Nobel Prize in Medicine:
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Recipients |
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Reason |
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Har Gobind Khorana |
1968 |
He was awarded for the interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis |
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Ronald Ross |
1902 |
He was awarded for his work on malaria. Through his study, he has shown how it enters the organism. |
How many women won the Nobel Prize in Medicine?
As of 2023, 13 women have won the Nobel Prize in Medicine. The list of women recipients is as follows:
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Reason |
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Gerty Theresa Radnitz-Cori |
1947 |
She was awarded for the discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion of glycogen |
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Rosalyn Sussman Yalow |
1977 |
She was awarded for the development of radioimmunoassays of peptide hormones |
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Barbara [Eleanor] McClintock |
1983 |
She was awarded for the discovery of mobile genetic elements |
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Rita Levi-Montalcini |
1986 |
She was awarded for the discoveries of growth factors |
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Gertrude "Trudy" Belle Elion |
1995 |
She was awarded for the discovery of concerning the genetic control of early embryonic development |
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Linda Buck-Brent |
2004 |
She was awarded for the discovery of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system |
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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi |
2008 |
She was awarded for their discovery of HIV, human immunodeficiency virus |
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Elizabeth Helen Blackburn |
2009 |
She has shared her prize for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase |
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Carolyn Widney Greider-Comfort |
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May-Britt Moser |
2014 |
She has been awarded for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain |
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Tú Yōuyōu |
2015 |
She has been awarded for the discovery of concerning a novel therapy (artemisinin) against Malaria |
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Katalin Karikó |
2023 |
She has been awarded for the development of effective mRNA vaccines against Covid-19 |
