The Nobel Prize

“Their discoveries have helped to save millions of lives”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded this year to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, whose research gave rise to effective mRNA vaccines that contained the COVID pandemic and saved millions of lives. A well-deserved honour, according to Karolinska Institutet.

More about th Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
In the first week of October each year, the recipients of the Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature and Peace are announced, as Alfred Nobel stated in his will. First out is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine — and it is the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet that selects the recipients since 1901.
Grants, prizes and donations

KI researchers Anders Kvanta and Fredrik Lanner awarded a SEK 10 million grant
KI researchers Anders Kvanta and Fredrik Lanner have been awarded a grant of SEK 10 million from the Erling-Persson Foundation for a clinical phase 1 trial on macular degeneration, a common age-related eye disease. By transplanting retinal cells from embryonic stem cells, the researchers hope to curb any further loss of vision and ultimately recover lost sight.

Two KI researchers are awarded distinguished professor grants
Professor Gonçalo Castelo-Branco and professor Jonas Frisén, Karolinska Institutet, are awarded distinguished professor grants from the Swedish Research Council, totalling just over SEK 62 million for the years 2024-31.
The Conversation

Why a holiday is good for you – even before you take time off
You have spent the past few days on a cloud over your forthcoming, well-deserved holidays, and will go back to daydreaming about them as soon as you finish this article. And the truth is that the benefits of a good holiday can be felt even before the trip begins.

Baby deaths in Tanzania: being born in a city no longer increases their chances of survival
Babies born in urban areas in Tanzania are less likely to survive than babies born in rural areas, writes a group of researchers including from KI in The Conversation. Several policy areas for action are presented.

Why understanding how spiders spin silk may hold clues for treating Alzheimer’s disease
KI researchers Michael Landreh and Anna Rising explain in The Conversation why they are studying spider silk to find important insights into diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

More articles from KI researchers published in The Conversation
From cold-resistant genes to face masks, Karolinska Institutet researchers contribute to the global public discourse on a range of topics through our collaboration with the international news site The Conversation.
Selected top publications
HIV-1A6 is the sixth most common subtype of HIV in Sweden
Anders Sönnerborg et al, Eurosurveilance, December 2023
Ultralight enzymes can increase reaction rates 2-3-fold
Roman Zubarev et al, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, November 2023
Two-thirds of all miscarriages may be due to foetal chromosomal abnormalities
Andres Salumets, Masoud Zamani Esteki et al, Nature Medicine, November 2023
First description of placebo controls traced back to the Middle Ages
Karin Jensen et al, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, November 2023
Molecular blueprint of circuits governing locomotor speed
Abdel El Manira et al, Nature Neuroscience, November 2023
New study shows how the Ebola virus infects our cells
Ali Mirazimi et al, Nature Communications, October 2023
Nanoclusters of insulin control insulin activity
Ana Teixeira, Nature Nanotechnology, October 2023
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