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A molecular biologist who grew up in Portland is one of the three researchers who won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discoveries about how the immune system knows to attack germs and not our own bodies. Mary E. Brunkow graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in downtown Portland in 1979 and now lives and works in Seattle. “We are …

The Nobel committee has been unable to reach a winner of this year’s prize for medicine who is “living his best life” on an “off the grid” hiking foray. Fred Ramsdell shared Monday’s prestigious prize with Mary Brunkow of Seattle, Washington and Shimon Sakaguchi of Osaka University in Japan for their discoveries related to the functioning of the immune system. …

Immune system breakthrough wins Nobel medicine prize for US, Japan scientists  Reuters Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems  The New York Times Nobel laureate Shimon Sakaguchi conducted postdoctoral studies at Johns Hopkins decades ago  Johns Hopkins University The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on the human immune system  AP News Scientists win …

Stockholm — Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. Brunkow, 64, is a senior program manager at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle. Ramsdell, 64, is a scientific adviser for Sonoma Biotherapeutics in San Francisco. Sakaguchi, 74, is a distinguished professor at the …

The international team discovered how the immune system is kept in check to prevent it attacking the body. Published On 6 Oct 20256 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their work on the functioning of …

The Nobel Prizes 2025 have officially kicked off with the first award for physiology or medicine announced, setting the stage for a week of global anticipation. Scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi on Monday were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for “their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance”. “Their discoveries have laid the foundation for a new field …

Nobel Prize for medicine awarded for discoveries about the immune system  The Washington Post Press release: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025  NobelPrize.org The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on the human immune system  AP News What to Know About the 2025 Nobel Prizes  The New York Times Trio Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine for Discoveries on …

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 has been awarded for discoveries that explain how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body’s own cells. The prize is shared by Japan’s Shimon Sakaguchi and US researchers Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell. They discovered “security guards” that eliminate parts of the immune system that could attack the body. …

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems  The New York Times Nobel Prize in medicine goes to trio of scientists for discovering how the immune system is kept in check  CNN WATCH LIVE: The winner of the Nobel Prize in medicine is…  PBS Press release: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025  NobelPrize.org The Nobel Prize in …

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