Summary
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their work on peripheral immune tolerance. Their findings have helped develop treatments for diseases like cancer and autoimmune disorders. The Nobel announcements began in Stockholm, with this being the first for 2025.
Key Facts
- Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi received the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
- Their research involves peripheral immune tolerance, which helps the immune system avoid attacking the body itself.
- Sakaguchi made an important discovery in 1995, followed by Brunkow and Ramsdell's breakthrough in 2001.
- Their work promotes treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases and may aid successful organ transplants.
- The Nobel announcements started in Stockholm and include other prizes like physics, chemistry, and literature in the following days.
- The Nobel Prize ceremony will take place on December 10, Alfred Nobel's death anniversary.
