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The 2011 Nobel Prizes were awarded by the Nobel Foundation, based in Sweden. Six categories were awarded: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences. [1] Nobel Week took place from December 6 to 12, including programming such as lectures, dialogues, and discussions.
[2] [3] While commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Medicine, Nobel specifically stated that the prize be awarded for "physiology or medicine" in his will. Because of this, the prize can be awarded in a broader range of fields. [3] The first Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in 1901 to Emil Adolf von Behring, of Germany.
The following is a list of Clarivate Citation candidates considered likely to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. [1] Since 2023, fifteen out of 95 citation laureates starting in 2008 have eventually been awarded a Nobel Prize: Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak (2009), Ralph M. Steinman (posthumously), Bruce Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann (2011), Shinya ...
On October 3, 2011, the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine announced that he had received one half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for "his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity".
Nobel Prizes are awarded in the fields of Physics, Medicine or Physiology, Chemistry, Literature, and Peace. The Nobel Prize is presented annually on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death, 10 December. As of 2024, 115 Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine have been awarded to 229 laureates, 216 men and 13 women.
Bruce Alan Beutler (/ ˈ b ɔɪ t l ər / BOYT-lər; born December 29, 1957) is an American immunologist and geneticist.Together with Jules A. Hoffmann, he received one-half of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for "discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity."
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Swedish: Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin) is awarded annually by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute to scientists who have made outstanding contributions in Biology. [1]
2011 was a common year ... Nobel Prizes. Chemistry – Dan Shechtman ... Physiology or Medicine – Bruce Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann, and Ralph M. Steinman [114]