2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Nobel prize medal.svg The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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David Baker at the 2024 prize conference
Date8 October 2024 (2024-10-08)
Location Stockholm
CountrySweden
Presented by Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Reward(s)11 million SEK (2024) [1]
First award1901
2025 laureate David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M. Jumper
Website Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on 9 October 2024 was awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M. Jumper. David Baker was awarded the prize "for computational protein design", while Demis Hassabis and John Jumper were recognized "for protein structure prediction". [2]

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Essentially, the Nobel Committee recognized the groundbreaking work of these scientists in using computational methods and artificial intelligence to design and predict the structure of proteins, which are essential for life.

Press conference

Heiner Linke, Chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry says, at a press conference,

“Building new proteins has been a dream of scientists. This is the problem that David Baker solved. He developed computational tools that now enable scientists to design spectacular new proteins with entirely novel shapes and functions, opening endless possibilities for the greatest benefit to humankind.”

— Heiner Linke, Chair of the Nobel Committee

President of Howard Hughes Medical Institute Erin K. O'Shea said:

"David Baker’s revolutionary work in protein design has already opened the door to a vast number of new discoveries and medical therapies,” “He is an exemplary scientist, leader, and mentor who is demonstrating the power of basic scientific discoveries to make our world better.” [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Press release: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024". NobelPrize.org. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "NOBEL PRIZES 2024". NobelPrize.org. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "HHMI Investigator David Baker Awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry". hhmi.org. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
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