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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

one of five Nobel Prizes established in 1895 by Alfred Nobel

Nobel FoundationEst. 1901AnnualAwarded every year
Official WebsiteWikipedia
296
Total Awards
296
Laureates
34
Countries
$1.0M
Prize Amount

Awards by Decade

Top Countries

Top Institutions

1
Independent
47 awards
2
Harvard University
15 awards
3
Rockefeller University
13 awards
4
University of Oxford
8 awards
5
Pasteur Institute
8 awards
6
Max Planck Institute
7 awards
7
University of Cambridge
6 awards
8
UCSF
5 awards

Recent Laureates

296 laureates · Data complete since 1901
SS
Shimon Sakaguchi
2025
for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance
ME
Mary E. Brunkow
2025
for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance
FR
Fred Ramsdell
2025
for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance
VA
Victor Ambros
2024
GR
Gary Ruvkun
2024
KK
Katalin Karikó
2023
DW
Drew Weissman
2023
SP
Svante Pääbo
2022
DJ
David Julius
2021
AP
Ardem Patapoutian
2021

Key Facts

Founded1901
FrequencyAnnual
Prize Amount$1,000,000
FieldMedicine
First Awarded1901
Most Recent2025

External Resources

Official Website
www.nobelprize.org
Wikipedia
Encyclopedia article
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