2016 Nobel Prize Winner Yoshinori Ohsumi; Solving the Mystery of Autophagy

Andrei Dan

doi:10.26443/mjm.v15i1.180

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Vol. 15 No. 1 (2017)

2016 Nobel Prize Winner Yoshinori Ohsumi; Solving the Mystery of Autophagy

Andrei Dan

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26443/mjm.v15i1.180
Submitted: July 5, 2020
Published: 2017-08-05

Abstract

In 2016, Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi accomplished an incredible feat: he received the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology as a single recipient. Awarded once a year to up to 3 individuals who made a significant contribution to the scientific community, this Nobel Prize is the most well known, and arguably the most prestigious prize for those studying the human body.

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"Yoshinori Ohsumi - Nobel Lecture". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 18 Dec 2016.
Nils-Göran Larsson and Maria G. Masucci Scientific Background for the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Karolinska Institutet Web. 18 Dec 2016.

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Keywords

nobel prize
Yoshinori Ohsumi
autophagy

How to Cite

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Dan A. 2016 Nobel Prize Winner Yoshinori Ohsumi; Solving the Mystery of Autophagy. McGill J Med [Internet]. 2017 Aug. 5 [cited 2024 Apr. 26];15(1). Available from: https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/180

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[1] "Yoshinori Ohsumi - Nobel Lecture". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 18 Dec 2016.

[2] Nils-Göran Larsson and Maria G. Masucci Scientific Background for the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Karolinska Institutet Web. 18 Dec 2016.