The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Announced

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2017/10/02, the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm. They will share 9 million Swedish kroner bonuses award. Jeffrey C. Hall, born in New York in 1945. 1971 received a Ph.D. from the University of Washington, 1971 to 1973 got post-doctoral position at the California Institute of Technology. In…

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Nobel Prize to Women in Physiology or Medicine (Part Two)

In last post, we have give a brief introduction about the latest 5 woman Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine. This post is to cover the rest 7 excellent women. The 7th : Linda B. Buck Linda B. Buck (1947-), an American biologist best known for her work on the olfactory system. For their work on olfactory receptors, she along with Richard Axel, were awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in…

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Nobel Prize to Women in Physiology or Medicine (Part One)

  October 5th, The Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded one half jointly to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites and the other half to Youyou Tu for her discoveries relating to a novel therapy against Malaria. Since the invention of the Nobel Prize, only 11 women were awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine….

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Who Will Win The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?

As it’s approaching to the Nobel Prize month, SCI certainly will make forecast by citation. However, the accuracy is not that satisfactory. Typically, the Nobel Prize mainly rely on the peer recommendation, thus hot and mature areas might win. And since the announcement day for the 2015 Nobel Prize Physiology or Medicine is only 20 days left, the writer would like to make a prediction of it. What technologies might…

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