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Nobel Laureates
Dozens of NIH-supported scientists from around the world have received Nobel Prizes for their groundbreaking achievements in Physiology or Medicine; Chemistry; Physics; and Economic Sciences. To date, 163 NIH supported researchers have been sole or shared recipients of 96 Nobel Prizes. Among these are individuals who have served as NIH staff scientists.
| Laureates | Field | Year | Supporting NIH Institute(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer A. Doudna, Ph.D, U.S.A. (Shared with Emmanuelle Charpentier, Ph.D, Germany) | Chemistry | 2020 | NIGMS, NIAID, NHGRI |
| 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, NIDDK, NIDCR, 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 | NIGMS, NINDS, NIA, NIDA, NHLBI |
| 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 | NHGRI |
| William E. Moerner, U.S.A. (shared with E. Betzig, U.S.A. and S.W. Hell, Germany) | Chemistry | 2014 | NIGMS, NHGRI, NCRR |
| Martin Karplus, U.S.A. & France, Michael Levitt, U.S.A., and Arieh Warshel, U.S.A. | Chemistry | 2013 | NEI, NIGMS, NCI |
| James E. Rothman, U.S.A., Randy W. Schekman, U.S.A., and Thomas C. Südhof, U.S.A. | Physiology or Medicine | 2013 | NIGMS, NIAMS, NIDDK, NCI, NHGRI, NIMH, NINDS, NHLBI |
| Robert J. Lefkowitz, U.S.A., and Brian K. Kobilka, U.S.A. | Chemistry | 2012 | NHLBI, NINDS, NIGMS, NIDA |
| Bruce A. Beutler, U.S.A., Jules A. Hoffmann, U.S.A., and Ralph M. Steinman, U.S.A. | Physiology or Medicine | 2011 | NIAID, NIDDK, NIGMS, NCI |
| 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 | NIGMS, NIAID, NCRR |
| Elizabeth H. Blackburn, U.S.A., Carol W. Greider, U.S.A., and Jack W. Szostak, U.S.A. | Physiology or Medicine | 2009 | NIGMS, NCI, NIDCR, NIA |
| Martin Chalfie, U.S.A., Roger Y. Tsien, U.S.A., and Osamu Shimomura, U.S.A. | Chemistry | 2008 | NIGMS, NINDS, NIAID, NIA, NEI |
| Mario R. Capecchi, U.S.A., and Oliver Smithies, U.S.A. (shared with M. J. Evans, U.K.) | Physiology or Medicine | 2007 | NIGMS, NHLBI, NIDDK, NCI, NICHD |
| Roger D. Kornberg, U.S.A. | Chemistry | 2006 | NIGMS, NIAID, NCI |
| Andrew Z. Fire, U.S.A., and Craig C. Mello, U.S.A. | Physiology or Medicine | 2006 | NIGMS, NICHD |
| 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 | NIDCD, NCI, NIAID, NIMH, NINDS, NIDDK |
| Irwin A. Rose, U.S.A., and Avram Hershko, Israel (shared with A. Ciechanover, Israel) | Chemistry | 2004 | NIAMS, NCI, NIAAA, NIGMS, NIDDK |
| Roderick MacKinnon, U.S.A., and Peter Agre, U.S.A. | Chemistry | 2003 | NHLBI, NEI, NIAAA, NIGMS, NCRR, NINDS, NIDDK |
| 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 | NIGMS, NCI, NICHD |
| Leland H. Hartwell, U.S.A. (shared with P.M. Nurse and R.T. Hunt, U.K.) | Physiology or Medicine | 2001 | NIGMS, NCI, NCRR |
| K. Barry Sharpless, U.S.A. (shared with W.S. Knowles, U.S.A. and R. Noyori, Japan) | Chemistry | 2001 | NIGMS, NHLBI |
| Paul Greengard, U.S.A., and Eric R. Kandel, U.S.A. (shared with A. Carlsson, Sweden) | Physiology or Medicine | 2000 | NIMH, NIA, NIDA, NIGMS, NINDS, NIAAA, NHLBI, NIAMS, NCRR |
| 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 | NIGMS, NCI |
| Robert Furchgott, U.S.A., Louis Ignarro, U.S.A., and Ferid Murad, U.S.A. | Physiology or Medicine | 1998 | NIAMS, NICHD, NIDDK, NIGMS, NHLBI, NINDS |
| Paul D. Boyer, U.S.A. and Jens C. Skou, Denmark | Chemistry | 1997 | NIGMS, NIDDK, NINDS |
| Stanley B. Prusiner, U.S.A. | Physiology or Medicine | 1997 | NINDS, NIA, NCRR, NIGMS |
| 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 | NIGMS, NCI, NIAID, NCRR, NLM, NCHGR |
| 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 | NIDDK, NIGMS, NIAMS |
| Gary Becker, U.S.A. | Economic Sciences | 1992 | NICHD |
| Elias J. Corey, U.S.A. | Chemistry | 1990 | NIGMS, NCRR, NCI, NHLBI, NIAID |
| E. Donnall Thomas, U.S.A., and Joseph E. Murray, U.S.A. | Physiology or Medicine | 1990 | NIAID, NCI, NHLBI, NIAID, NIDDK |
| Sidney Altman, U.S.A., and Thomas Cech, U.S.A. | Chemistry | 1989 | NCI, NIGMS, NICHD |
| 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 | NIGMS, NIADDK, NHLBI, DRR |
| Michael S. Brown, U.S.A., and Joseph L. Goldstein, U.S.A. | Physiology or Medicine | 1985 | NHLBI, NIGMS, DRR |
| 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 | NHLBI, NLM, NICHD, DRG, NIGMS, NIMH |
| 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 | NEI, NIGMS, NINDS, DRR |
| Paul Berg, U.S.A., and Walter Gilbert, U.S.A. (shared with F. Sanger, U.K.) | Chemistry | 1980 | NIGMS, NCI, NIDDK |
| Baruj Benacerraf, U.S.A., George D. Snell, U.S.A., and Jean Dausset, France | Physiology or Medicine | 1980 | NIAID, NCI |
| 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 | NIGMS, NIAID, NCI |
| 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 | NIDDK, NICHD, DRR, NIGMS |
| D. Carleton Gajdusek, U.S.A., and Baruch S. Blumberg, U.S.A. | Physiology or Medicine | 1976 | NINDS, NHLBI, NCI |
| William N. Lipscomb, U.S.A | Chemistry | 1976 | NIGMS, DRG |
| David Baltimore, U.S.A., Renato Dulbecco, U.S.A., and Howard M. Temin, U.S.A. | Physiology or Medicine | 1975 | NIAID, NCI |
| Albert Claude, Belgium, George E. Palade, U.S.A., and Christian de Duve, Belgium | Physiology or Medicine | 1974 | NCI, NHLBI, NICHD, NIGMS, NHLBI, NIA |
| Gerald M. Edelman, U.S.A. and Rodney R. Porter, U.K. | Physiology or Medicine | 1972 | NIAID, NIDDK, NIAID, NICHD |
| 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 | NIGMS, NHLBI, NIDDK |
| 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 | NIGMS, NIAID |
| Max Delbruck, U.S.A., Alfred D. Hershey, U.S.A., and Salvador Luria, U.S.A. | Physiology or Medicine | 1969 | NIAID, NIGMS, NCI, NICHD |
| Robert W. Holley, U.S.A., H. Gobind Khorana, U.S.A., and Marshall W. Nirenberg, U.S.A. | Physiology or Medicine | 1968 | NIGMS, NCI, NIAID, NHLBI |
| 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 | NINDS, NEI |
| 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 | NIGMS, NHLBI, DRG, NIDDK |
| Konrad Bloch, U.S.A. (shared with F. Lynen, Germany) | Physiology or Medicine | 1964 | NIGMS, NHLBI, DRG |
| James D. Watson, U.S.A. (shared with F. H. C. Crick and M. H. F. Wilkins, U.K.) | Physiology or Medicine | 1962 | NIGMS, NIDDK, NCI, DRR, NIAID |
| 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 | NIGMS, NIAID, NCI, NIDDK, NIA, DRG |
| George W. Beadle, U.S.A., Joshua Lederberg, U.S.A., and Edward L. Tatum, U.S.A. | Physiology or Medicine | 1958 | NIGMS, NHLBI, NIAID, NINDS, NICHD, DRR, NCI |
| Dickinson W. Richards, Jr., U.S.A. (shared with A. Cournand, U.S.A., and W. Forssmann, Germany) | Physiology or Medicine | 1956 | NIDDK, NCI, NHLBI, NIGMS |
| Vincent du Vigneaud, U.S.A. | Chemistry | 1955 | NHLBI, NCI, NIGMS, DRG |
| 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 | NIGMS, NHLBI, DRG, NIAID, NCI |
| Fritz A. Lipmann, U.S.A. (shared with H. A. Krebs, U.K.) | Physiology or Medicine | 1953 | NIGMS, NCI |
| 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 |
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