Svante Pääbo(1955)
MedicineSvante Pääbo is a Swedish geneticist and Nobel Laureate who specialises in the field of evolutionary genetics. As one of the founders of paleogenetics, he has worked extensively on the Neanderthal genome. In 1997, he became founding director of the Department of Genetics at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany.
7
Major Awards
469
Publications
101,651
Citations
160
h-index
350
i10-index
216.7
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
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Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
EC
Emmanuelle Charpentier
Gairdner International Award (2016)
JA
Jennifer A. Doudna
Gairdner International Award (2016)
FZ
Feng Zhang
Gairdner International Award (2016)
PH
Philippe Horvath
Gairdner International Award (2016)
RB
Rodolphe Barrangou
Gairdner International Award (2016)
KD
Karl Deisseroth
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2016)
JA
John Anthony Hardy
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2016)
HH
Helen Hobbs
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2016)
Education
Uppsala University
Career Timeline
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology?–present
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology?–present
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesRoyal Swedish Academy of SciencesPontifical Academy of Sciences
Top Publications
A high-coverage Neandertal genome from Vindija Cave in Croatia
Science2017634 citations
The major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 is inherited from Neanderthals
Nature2020503 citations
Denisovan DNA in Late Pleistocene sediments from Baishiya Karst Cave on the Tibetan Plateau
Science2020224 citations
Pleistocene North African genomes link Near Eastern and sub-Saharan African human populations
Science2018187 citations
A genomic region associated with protection against severe COVID-19 is inherited from Neandertals
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences2021187 citations
Books
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Katalin Karikó
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2024)
Victor Ambros
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
Gary Ruvkun
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
Drew Weissman
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
DL
David Liu
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2025)
Huda Zoghbi
Horwitz Prize (2022)
David Julius
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2021)
James P. Allison
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2018)
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