Nobel Prize winner 2018 Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018
Alfred Nobel had an active interest in medical research. Through Karolinska Institutet, he came into contact with Swedish physiologist Jöns Johansson around 1890. Johansson worked in Nobel’s laboratory in Sevran, France during a brief period the same year. Physiology or medicine was the third prize area Nobel mentioned in his will.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
James P. Allison
James P. Allison
Born: 7 August 1948, Alice, TX, USA
Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA , Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, San Francisco, CA, USA
Prize motivation: “for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation.”
Prize share: 1/2
Tasuku Honjo
Tasuku Honjo
Born: 27 January 1942, Kyoto, Japan
Affiliation at the time of the award: Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Prize motivation: “for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation.”
Prize share: 1/2