On October 7, 2024, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. This discovery is crucial for understanding how gene activity is regulated and how organisms develop and function.
The Nobel Assembly at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute made the announcement, highlighting the discovery’s fundamental importance. The winners will receive a prize of $1.1 million. This is the 115th Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine since 1901, with only 13 women among the 229 laureates.
