For the year 2024, the Nobel Prizes have been awarded to several individuals and an organization for their outstanding contributions in various fields. Here is the full list of the 2024 Nobel Prize winners and their achievements.
In the category of Physiology or Medicine, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for their groundbreaking discovery of microRNA and its pivotal role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. Their research, initiated in the late 1980s, revealed how these small RNA molecules influence cellular behaviour and contribute to various health challenges, including cancer.
The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2024 was awarded to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton for their foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks. These innovations have become pivotal in modern machine learning and artificial intelligence.
In the field of Chemistry, the 2024 Nobel Prize was awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John J. Jumper for their groundbreaking contributions to protein structure prediction. Their work has significantly advanced our understanding of protein structures and their functions.
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024 was awarded to South Korean author Han Kang for her evocative prose that confronts historical traumas and human fragility. Her writing has been recognized for its intense poetic quality that exposes the fragility of human life.
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization representing atomic bomb survivors, for its advocacy toward a nuclear-free world. The organization has been recognized for its efforts in conflict resolution, human rights, and climate action.
Finally, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2024 was announced on October 14. However, as of the latest updates, the specific winners and their contributions have not been detailed in the provided sources. The prize honors exceptional research in economics and is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
