Nobel Prize in Medicine

Category : Awards Published on: October 04 2023

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The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded by the Stockholm-based Nobel Foundation in October 2023.
The Nobel Prize in Medicine for the year 2023 has been announced to be awarded to Caitlin Carrico and Drew Wiseman.
Both the above-mentioned scientists have been given this award for their discoveries related to nucleoside base modifications, which have enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
Caitlin Carico and Drew Wiseman are scientists from Hungary and the United States, respectively.
This award is one of the most prestigious awards in the scientific world, which is selected by the Nobel Assembly of Karolinska Institutet Medical University, Sweden.
The Nobel Prize in Medicine carries a prize fund of 11 million Swedish crowns (about $1 million).
In the year 2022, Svante Pääbo of Sweden received the Nobel Prize in Medicine.