Nobel Prize announcements are getting underway with the unveiling of the medicine prize

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Six days of Nobel Prize announcements begin Monday with the unveiling of the winner of the medicine award.

The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was won last year by Swedish scientist Svante Paabo for discoveries in human evolution that unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA which provided key insights into our immune system, including our vulnerability to severe COVID-19.

The award was the second in the family. Paabo’s father, Sune Bergstrom, won the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1982.

Nobel announcements continue with the physics prize on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday and literature on Thursday. The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday and the economics award on Oct. 9.

Other news
In this photo provided by The Waseda International House of Literature, Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami speaks during a ghost story reading event in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. Murakami hosted the event amid growing attention before the announcement of this year's Nobel Prize in literature, an award he is a perennial favorite to win. (The Waseda International House of Literature via AP)Novelist Murakami hosts Japanese ghost story reading ahead of Nobel Prize announcementsFILE - The Nobel medal in physiology or medicine presented to Charles M. Rice is displayed, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, during a ceremony in New York. The Nobel Foundation said Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, that it had decided to raise the amount for this year’s Nobel Prize awards by 1 million kronor ($90,000) to 11 million kronor ($986,270). (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP, File)Nobel Foundation raises the amount for this year’s Nobel Prize awards to 11 million kronor

The prizes carry a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor ($1 million). The money comes from a bequest left by the prize’s creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, who died in 1896.

The prize money was raised by 1 million kronor this year because of the plunging value of the Swedish currency.

The laureates are invited to receive their awards at ceremonies on Dec. 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death. The prestigious peace prize is handed out in Oslo, according to his wishes, while the other award ceremony is held in Stockholm.

___

Corder reported from The Hague, Netherlands.__

Follow all AP stories about the Nobel Prizes at https://apnews.com/hub/nobel-prizes

About The Author

Must Read

Scroll to Top