Nobel Laureates | National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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Ruvkun Ph.D., U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 2024 NIGMS, NCI, NIA, NIDDK Katalin Karikó, Ph.D., U.S.A. and Drew Weissman, M.D., Ph.D., U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 2023 NHLBI, NIAID, NIDCR, NINDS Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Ph.D., U.S.A. and K. Barry Sharpless, Ph.D., U.S.A. (Shared with Morten Meldal, Ph.D., Denmark) Chemistry 2022 NCI, NIAID, NIGMS David Card, Ph.D., U.S.A. and Joshua D. Angrist, Ph.D., U.S.A. (Shared with Guido W. Imbens, Ph.D., U.S.A.) Economic Sciences 2021 NIA, NICHD David W.C. MacMillan, Ph.D., U.S.A. (Shared with Benjamin List, Ph.D., Germany) Chemistry 2021 NIGMS David Julius, Ph.D., U.S.A. and Ardem Patapoutian, Ph.D., U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 2021 NHLBI, NIDCR, NINDS, NIGMS Jennifer A. Doudna, Ph.D., U.S.A. (Shared with Emmanuelle Charpentier, Ph.D, Germany) Chemistry 2020 NHGRI, NIAID, NIGMS *Harvey J. Alter, M.D., U.S.A., and Charles M. Rice, Ph.D., U.S.A. (Shared with Michael Houghton, Ph.D., Canada) Physiology or Medicine 2020 CC, NIAID Esther Duflo, Ph.D., U.S.A., and Michael Kremer, Ph.D. U.S.A. (Shared with Abhijit Banerjee, Ph.D., U.S.A) Economic Sciences 2019 NIA, NICHD Gregg L. Semenza, M.D., Ph.D., U.S.A., and William G. Kaelin Jr., M.D. U.S.A. (Shared with Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, M.D., U.K.) Physiology or Medicine 2019 NCI, NHLBI, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIGMS Frances H. Arnold, Ph.D., U.S.A., and George P. Smith, Ph.D., U.S.A. (Shared with Gregory P. Winter, Ph.D., U.K.) Chemistry 2018 NCI, NIAID, NIGMS, NIMH James P. Allison, Ph.D., U.S.A. (Shared with Tasuku Honjo, M.D., Ph.D., Japan) Physiology or Medicine 2018 NCI, NIAID Joachim Frank, Ph.D., U.S.A. (Shared with Jacques Dubochet, Ph.D., Switzerland, and Richard Henderson, Ph.D., U.K.) Chemistry 2017 NIGMS Jeffrey C. Hall, Ph.D., U.S.A, Michael Rosbash, Ph.D., U.S.A., and Michael W. Young, Ph.D., U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 2017 NHLBI, NIA, NIDA, NIGMS, NINDS, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart, U.S.A. (Shared with Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Ph.D., France and Bernard L. Feringa, Ph.D., Netherlands) Chemistry 2016 NCI Angus Deaton, U.S.A. Economic Sciences 2015 NIA Paul Modrich, U.S.A., and Aziz Sancar, U.S.A. (shared with Tomas Lindahl, U.K.) Chemistry 2015 NCI, NIEHS, NIGMS William E. Moerner, U.S.A. (shared with E. Betzig, U.S.A. and S.W. Hell, Germany) Chemistry 2014 NCRR,NHGRI, NIGMS, Martin Karplus, U.S.A. & France, Michael Levitt, U.S.A., and Arieh Warshel, U.S.A. Chemistry 2013 NCI, NEI, NIGMS James E. Rothman, U.S.A., Randy W. Schekman, U.S.A., and Thomas C. Südhof, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 2013 NCI, NHGRI, NHLBI, NIAMS, NIDDK, NIGMS, NIMH, NINDS Robert J. Lefkowitz, U.S.A., and Brian K. Kobilka, U.S.A. Chemistry 2012 NHLBI, NIDA, NIGMS, NINDS Bruce A. Beutler, U.S.A., Jules A. Hoffmann, U.S.A., and Ralph M. Steinman, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 2011 NCI, NIAID, NIDDK, NIGMS Ei-ichi Negishi, U.S.A. (shared with R. F. Heck, U.S.A. and A. Suzuki, Japan) Chemistry 2010 NIGMS Thomas A. Steitz, U.S.A., Ada E. Yonath, Israel, and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, U.K. Chemistry 2009 NCRR, NIAID, NIGMS Elizabeth H. Blackburn, U.S.A., Carol W. Greider, U.S.A., and Jack W. Szostak, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 2009 NCI, NIA, NIDCR, NIGMS, Martin Chalfie, U.S.A., Roger Y. Tsien, U.S.A., and Osamu Shimomura, U.S.A. Chemistry 2008 NIA, NEI, NIAID, NIGMS, NINDS Mario R. Capecchi, U.S.A., and Oliver Smithies, U.S.A. (shared with M. J. Evans, U.K.) Physiology or Medicine 2007 NCI, NHLBI, NICHD, NIDDK, NIGMS Roger D. Kornberg, U.S.A. Chemistry 2006 NCI, NIAID, NIGMS Andrew Z. Fire, U.S.A., and Craig C. Mello, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 2006 NICHD, NIGMS Robert H. Grubbs, U.S.A., and Richard R. Schrock, U.S.A. (shared with Y. Chauvin, France) Chemistry 2005 NIGMS Richard Axel, U.S.A., and Linda B. Buck, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 2004 NCI, NIAID, NIDCD, NIDDK, NIMH, NINDS Irwin A. Rose, U.S.A., and Avram Hershko, Israel (shared with A. Ciechanover, Israel) Chemistry 2004 NCI, NIAAA, NIAMS, NIDDK, NIGMS Roderick MacKinnon, U.S.A., and Peter Agre, U.S.A. Chemistry 2003 NCRR,NEI, NHLBI, NIAAA, NIDDK, NIGMS, NINDS Paul C. Lauterbur, U.S.A. (shared with P. Mansfield, U.K.) Physiology or Medicine 2003 NCRR, NCI, NHLBI, NIGMS, NIMH John B. Fenn, U.S.A. (shared with K. Tanaka, Japan and K. Wüthrich, Switzerland) Chemistry 2002 NIGMS H. Robert Horvitz, U.S.A. (shared with S. Brenner, U.S.A. and J.E. Sulston, U.K.) Physiology or Medicine 2002 NCI, NICHD, NIGMS Leland H. Hartwell, U.S.A. (shared with P.M. Nurse and R.T. Hunt, U.K.) Physiology or Medicine 2001 NCI, NCRR, NIGMS K. Barry Sharpless, U.S.A. (shared with W.S. Knowles, U.S.A. and R. Noyori, Japan) Chemistry 2001 NHLBI, NIGMS Paul Greengard, U.S.A., and Eric R. Kandel, U.S.A. (shared with A. Carlsson, Sweden) Physiology or Medicine 2000 NCRR, NHLBI, NIA, NIAAA, NIAMS, NIDA, NIGMS, NIMH, NINDS James J. Heckman, U.S.A. and Daniel L. McFadden Economic Sciences 2000 NIA, NICHD, NIMH Günter Blobel, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 1999 NCI, NIGMS Robert Furchgott, U.S.A., Louis Ignarro, U.S.A., and Ferid Murad, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 1998 NHLBI, NIAMS, NICHD, NIDDK, NIGMS, NINDS Paul D. Boyer, U.S.A. and Jens C. Skou, Denmark Chemistry 1997 NIDDK, NIGMS, NINDS Stanley B. Prusiner, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 1997 NCRR, NIA, NIGMS, NINDS Peter C. Doherty, U.S.A., and Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Switzerland Physiology or Medicine 1996 NIAID Edward B. Lewis, U.S.A., and Eric F. Wieschaus, U.S.A. (shared with C. Nusslein-Volhard, Germany) Physiology or Medicine 1995 NICHD, NIGMS Alfred G. Gilman, U.S.A., and *Martin Rodbell, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 1994 NIEHS, NIDDK, NIGMS, NINDS George A. Olah, U.S.A. Chemistry 1994 NCI, NIGMS Phillip A. Sharp, U.S.A., and Richard Roberts, U.K. Physiology or Medicine 1993 NCI, NCRR, NHGRI, NIAID, NIGMS, NLM Robert W. Fogel, Ph.D. Economic Sciences 1993 NIA Kary B. Mullis, U.S.A., and Michael Smith, Canada Chemistry 1993 NHBLI, NIAID, NIGMS Edwin G. Krebs, U.S.A., and Edmond H. Fischer, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 1992 NIAMS, NIDDK, NIGMS Gary Becker, U.S.A. Economic Sciences 1992 NICHD Elias J. Corey, U.S.A. Chemistry 1990 NCI, NCRR, NHLBI, NIAID, NIGMS E. Donnall Thomas, U.S.A., and Joseph E. Murray, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 1990 NCI, NHLBI, NIAID, NIDDK Sidney Altman, U.S.A., and Thomas Cech, U.S.A. Chemistry 1989 NCI, NICHD, NIGMS J. Michael Bishop, U.S.A, and Harold E. Varmus, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 1989 NCI, NIAID Susumu Tonegawa, Japan Physiology or Medicine 1987 NIAID Donald J. Cram, U.S.A. (shared with C.J. Pedersen, U.S.A., and J.-M Lehn, France) Chemistry 1987 NIGMS Stanley Cohen, U.S.A., and Rita Levi-Montalcini, U.S.A./Italy Physiology or Medicine 1986 NICHD, NIGMS, NIMH, NINDS Herbert A. Hauptman, U.S.A. (shared with J. Karle, U.S.A.) Chemistry 1985 DRR, NIDDK, NHLBI, NIGMS Michael S. Brown, U.S.A., and Joseph L. Goldstein, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 1985 DRR, NHLBI, NIGMS R. Bruce Merrifield, U.S.A. Chemistry 1984 NIDDK Henry Taube, U.S.A. Chemistry 1983 NIGMS Sune Bergstrom, Sweden, and John R. Vane, U.K. (shared with B. Samuelsson, Sweden) Physiology or Medicine 1982 DRG, NHLBI, NICHD, NIGMS, NIMH, NLM Aaron Klug, U.K. Chemistry 1982 NIAID Roald Hoffmann, U.S.A. (shared with K. Fukui, Japan) Chemistry 1981 NIGMS David H. Hubel, U.S.A., and Torsten N. Wiesel, U.S.A./Sweden (shared with R. W. Sperry, U.S.A.) Physiology or Medicine 1981 DRR, NEI, NIGMS, NINDS Paul Berg, U.S.A., and Walter Gilbert, U.S.A. (shared with F. Sanger, U.K.) Chemistry 1980 NCI, NIDDK, NIGMS Baruj Benacerraf, U.S.A., George D. Snell, U.S.A., and Jean Dausset, France Physiology or Medicine 1980 NCI, NIAID Herbert C. Brown, U.S.A. (shared with G. Wittig, W. Germany) Chemistry 1979 NIGMS Hamilton O. Smith, U.S.A., and Daniel Nathans, U.S.A. (shared with W. Arber, Switzerland) Physiology or Medicine 1978 NCI, NIAID, NIGMS Roger C. L. Guillemin, U.S.A., and Andrew V. Schally, U.S.A. (shared with R. S. Yalow, U.S.A.) Physiology or Medicine 1977 DRR, NICHD, NIDDK, NIGMS *D. Carleton Gajdusek, U.S.A., and Baruch S. Blumberg, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 1976 NCI, NHLBI, NINDS, William N. Lipscomb, U.S.A Chemistry 1976 DRG, NIGMS David Baltimore, U.S.A., Renato Dulbecco, U.S.A., and Howard M. Temin, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 1975 NCI, NIAID Albert Claude, Belgium, George E. Palade, U.S.A., and Christian de Duve, Belgium Physiology or Medicine 1974 NCI, NHLBI, NIA, NICHD, NIGMS Gerald M. Edelman, U.S.A. and Rodney R. Porter, U.K. Physiology or Medicine 1972 NIAID, NICHD, NIDDK *Christian B. Anfinsen, U.S.A., Stanford Moore, U.S.A., and William H. Stein, U.S.A. Chemistry 1972 NHLBI, NIDDK, NIGMS, NINDS Earl W. Sutherland, Jr., U.S.A Physiology or Medicine 1971 NHLBI, NIDDK, NIGMS *Julius Axelrod, U.S.A., and Ulf von Euler, Sweden (shared with B. Katz, U.K.) Physiology or Medicine 1970 NHLBI, NIMH, NINDS Luis Leloir, Argentina Chemistry 1970 NIAID, NIGMS Max Delbruck, U.S.A., Alfred D. Hershey, U.S.A., and Salvador Luria, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 1969 NCI, NIAID, NICHD, NIGMS Robert W. Holley, U.S.A., H. Gobind Khorana, U.S.A., and *Marshall W. Nirenberg, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 1968 NCI, NHLBI, NIAID, NIGMS Lars Onsager, U.S.A. Chemistry 1968 NIGMS Haldan K. Hartline, U.S.A., and George Wald, U.S.A. (shared with R. Granit, Sweden) Physiology or Medicine 1967 NEI, NINDS Charles B. Huggins, U.S.A. (shared with P. Rous, U.S.A.) Physiology or Medicine 1966 NCI, NIDDK, NIGMS Jacques L. Monod, France (shared with F. Jacob and A. Lwoff, France) Physiology or Medicine 1965 NIAID Robert B. Woodward, U.S.A. Chemistry 1965 DRG, NHLBI, NIDDK, NIGMS Konrad Bloch, U.S.A. (shared with F. Lynen, Germany) Physiology or Medicine 1964 DRG, NHLBI, NIGMS James D. Watson, U.S.A. (shared with F. H. C. Crick and M. H. F. Wilkins, U.K.) Physiology or Medicine 1962 DRR, NCI, NIAID, NIDDK, NIGMS John C. Kendrew, U.K. (shared with M. F. Perutz, U.K.) Chemistry 1962 NIDDK Melvin Calvin, U.S.A. Chemistry 1961 DRG, NCI Peter B. Medawar, U.K. (shared with F. M. Burnet, Australia) Physiology or Medicine 1960 NIAID Arthur Kornberg, U.S.A., and Severo Ochoa, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 1959 DRG, NCI, NIA, NIAID, NIDDK, NIGMS George W. Beadle, U.S.A., Joshua Lederberg, U.S.A., and Edward L. Tatum, U.S.A. Physiology or Medicine 1958 DRR, NCI, NHLBI, NIAID, NICHD, NIGMS, NINDS Dickinson W. Richards, Jr., U.S.A. (shared with A. Cournand, U.S.A., and W. Forssmann, Germany) Physiology or Medicine 1956 NCI, NHLBI, NIDDK, NIGMS Vincent du Vigneaud, U.S.A. Chemistry 1955 DRG, NCI, NHLBI, NIGMS Thomas H. Weller, U.S.A. (shared with J. F. Enders and F. C. Robbins, U.S.A.) Physiology or Medicine 1954 NIAID, NIGMS Linus C. Pauling, U.S.A. Chemistry 1954 DRG, NCI, NHLBI, NIAID, NIGMS Fritz A. Lipmann, U.S.A. (shared with H. A. Krebs, U.K.) Physiology or Medicine 1953 NCI, NIGMS Philip S. Hench, U.S.A. (shared with E. C. Kendall, U.S.A., and T. Reichstein, Switzerland) Physiology or Medicine 1950 NIGMS E. O. Lawrence, U.S.A. Physics 1939 NCI This page last reviewed on January 21, 2025 www.nih.gov An official website of the Department of Health and Human Services Looking for U.S. government information and services? Visit USA.gov