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"A Push for Representation in Healthcare"

Discussing the vital importance of diversity in medical research and patient care with KOMU 8 News.

Selected for 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
certificateJune 2023

Selected for 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
Future of Green Nanomedicine (Keynote)
videoNovember 2024

Future of Green Nanomedicine (Keynote)

International Nanotech Summit
From Lab Bench to Bedside: An Interview
interviewMarch 2025

From Lab Bench to Bedside: An Interview

Science Daily Podcast

Nobel Laureates Gallery

Distinguished scientists met at the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, 2023. Click any card to explore.

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2018Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Prof. Dr. Frances H. Arnold

Pioneering the directed evolution of enzymes — a revolutionary method to engineer new proteins with wide-ranging applications in medicine, biofuels, and industry.

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2020Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Prof. Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier

Developing the CRISPR-Cas9 genetic scissors alongside Jennifer A. Doudna — a precise method for editing DNA with transformative implications for medicine and biology.

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2007Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Prof. Dr. Mario Capecchi

Discovering the principles of introducing specific gene modifications in mice using embryonic stem cells — creating 'knockout mice' to study gene function and human disease.

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2013Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Prof. Dr. Michael Levitt

Development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems, enabling powerful computer simulations of chemical reactions and large biological molecules.

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2022Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Prof. Dr. Morten Meldal

Development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry alongside Carolyn R. Bertozzi and K. Barry Sharpless — making chemistry more applicable to living systems.

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2023Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

Countess Bettina Bernadotte af Wisborg

President of the Council

Leading the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings — fostering exchange between Nobel Laureates and the next generation of outstanding scientists worldwide.

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2019Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Prof. Dr. William G. Kaelin Jr.

Discovering how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability — uncovering a fundamental survival mechanism implicated in cancer, anaemia, and cardiovascular disease.

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2013Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Prof. Dr. Randy Schekman

Discovering the molecular principles governing how vesicle traffic delivers cargo to the right place within cells — a major transport system essential for all life.

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2003Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Prof. Dr. Peter Agre

Discovery of aquaporins — the vital water-channel proteins in cell membranes, fundamental to cell biology and key to understanding kidney function and disease.

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2018ACM Prize in Computing

Prof. Dr. Shwetak Patel

Trailblazing work in ubiquitous computing — creating low-cost sensing systems for health monitoring and energy sustainability with transformative real-world impact.