Nobel Prize in Chemistry: David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper honored for their research into proteins

On Wednesday October 9, the prestigious Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper, in recognition of their remarkable advances in the study and modeling of proteins. These scientists join the select circle of laureates honored for their significant contributions to modern chemistry.

A look back at the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023
Last year, the distinction was awarded to three nanoparticle experts: Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov, for their pioneering research into quantum dots. The committee underlined the importance of their work, highlighting the discovery and development of these tiny particles whose properties depend on their size. The three researchers, of Franco-American, American and Russian nationality, had thus marked the 2023 edition of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The other Nobel Prizes for 2024 already announced
Nobel Prize week continues in Stockholm. On Tuesday, the Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to American John Hopfield and British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton for their groundbreaking work on machine learning using artificial neural networks. As for the Nobel Prize for Medicine, it was awarded on Monday to American biologists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of an essential mechanism in the regulation of genetic activity.

Coming up: the Literature and Peace prizes
There are only two prizes left to close this 2024 edition: the Nobel Prize for Literature, to be announced on Thursday, and the eagerly-awaited Nobel Peace Prize, to be awarded on Friday in Oslo, the only prize to be presented outside the Swedish capital.