Nobel Prize in Medicine

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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.
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