Nobel Prize: Fred Ramsdell was on ‘off-the-grid hiking trip’; received news after 20 hours

Scientist Fred Ramsdell learned he had won the Nobel Prize in Medicine while on a digital detox in the remote backcountry of the western United States.Ramsdell, 64, an immunologist, was camping and hiking across the Rocky Mountains with his phone on airplane mode when the Nobel Committee was unable to reach him. The news finally […]

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Nobel Prize 2025: Three scientists share Physiology or Medicine award; honored for discoveries on peripheral immune tolerance

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking “discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the body.“The Nobel Assembly at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute announced the award on Monday, recognising the trio for their pioneering work […]

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