Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureates of the 2000s
The top 3 according to 5 votes from people: John E. Sulston · Paul Lauterbur · Richard Axel. (Updated Feb 20, 2023.)
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?
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Top 26
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John E. Sulston
2002. For their discoveries concerning 'genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death'.
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Paul Lauterbur
2003. For their discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging.
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Richard Axel
2004. For their discoveries of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system.
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4
Andrew Z. Fire
2006. For their discovery of RNA interference - gene silencing by double-stranded RNA.
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Martin Evans
2007. For their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells.
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Arvid Carlsson
2000. For their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system.
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Paul Greengard
2000. For their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system.
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Eric Kandel
2000. For their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system.
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Leland H. Hartwell
2001. For their discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle.
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Tim Hunt
2001. For their discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle.
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Paul M. Nurse
2001. For their discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle.
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Sydney Brenner
2002. For their discoveries concerning 'genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death'.
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H. Robert Horvitz
2002. For their discoveries concerning 'genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death'.
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Peter Mansfield
2003. For their discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging.
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Linda B. Buck
2004. For their discoveries of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system.
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Barry J. Marshall
2005. For their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease.
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J. Robin Warren
2005. For their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease.
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Craig C. Mello
2006. For their discovery of RNA interference - gene silencing by double-stranded RNA.
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Mario R. Capecchi
2007. For their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells.
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Oliver Smithies
2007. For their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells.
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Harald zur Hausen
2008. For his discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer.
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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
2008. For their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus.
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Luc Montagnier
2008. For their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus.
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24
Elizabeth H. Blackburn
2009. For the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
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25
Carol W. Greider
2009. For the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
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Jack W. Szostak
2009. For the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
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