 The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | |
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| Date | 4 October 2021 |
| Location | Stockholm |
| Country | Sweden |
| Presented by | Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet |
| Hosted by | Thomas Perlmann |
| Reward(s) | 9 million SEK (2017)[1] |
| First awarded | 1901 |
| 2021 laureates | David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian |
| Website | 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to the American physiologist David Julius (b. 1955) and Armenian-American neuroscientist Ardem Patapoutian (b. 1967) "for the discovery of receptors for temperature and touch."[2] During the award ceremony on December 10, 2021, Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet member Patrik Ernfors expressed:
"The 2021 Nobel Prize laureates have explained fundamental mechanisms underpinning how we sense the world within and around us. Our temperature and touch sensors are used all the time in every day of our lives. They continuously keep us updated about our environment, and without them even the simplest of our daily tasks would be impossible to perform."[3]
- ^ "Nobel Prize amount is raised by SEK 1 million". Nobelprize.org. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021 nobelprize.org
- ^ Award ceremony speech - 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine nobelprize.org