# Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureates of the 2000s

Every Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate between 2000 and 2009, with the year and the Nobel Foundation's official citation. Which discovery do you think mattered most?

- 5 votes · 26 items
- Feb 20, 2023 · Daniela Ospina Rodríguez
- https://even.best/en/l/1237/nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine-laureates-of-the-2000s

## Top 26

1. **John E. Sulston** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2002. For their discoveries concerning 'genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death'.
2. **Paul Lauterbur** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2003. For their discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging.
3. **Richard Axel** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2004. For their discoveries of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system.
4. **Andrew Z. Fire** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2006. For their discovery of RNA interference - gene silencing by double-stranded RNA.
5. **Martin Evans** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2007. For their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells.
6. **Arvid Carlsson** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2000. For their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system.
7. **Paul Greengard** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2000. For their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system.
8. **Eric Kandel** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2000. For their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system.
9. **Leland H. Hartwell** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2001. For their discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle.
10. **Tim Hunt** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2001. For their discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle.
11. **Paul M. Nurse** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2001. For their discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle.
12. **Sydney Brenner** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2002. For their discoveries concerning 'genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death'.
13. **H. Robert Horvitz** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2002. For their discoveries concerning 'genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death'.
14. **Peter Mansfield** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2003. For their discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging.
15. **Linda B. Buck** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2004. For their discoveries of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system.
16. **Barry J. Marshall** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2005. For their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease.
17. **J. Robin Warren** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2005. For their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease.
18. **Craig C. Mello** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2006. For their discovery of RNA interference - gene silencing by double-stranded RNA.
19. **Mario R. Capecchi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2007. For their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells.
20. **Oliver Smithies** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2007. For their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells.
21. **Harald zur Hausen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2008. For his discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer.
22. **Françoise Barré-Sinoussi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2008. For their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus.
23. **Luc Montagnier** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2008. For their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus.
24. **Elizabeth H. Blackburn** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2009. For the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
25. **Carol W. Greider** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2009. For the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
26. **Jack W. Szostak** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2009. For the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.

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