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The Nobel Prize bestows international recognition for outstanding contributions to the fields of chemistry, physics, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. By pushing the boundaries of discovery, innovation, translation and dissemination, several of our distinguished faculty members have been recipients of this prestigious award.

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29 Nobel laureates affiliated with Johns Hopkins

16 Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine

3 Nobel prizes in chemistry

4 Nobel laureates currently at Johns Hopkins

Meet the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Nobel Laureates

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Gregg Semenza, M.D., Ph.D.

C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Genetic Medicine, Pediatrics, Oncology, Medicine, Radiation Oncology and Biological Chemistry
Director of the Vascular Program at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Cell Engineering

Dr. Semenza was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He shares the award with William G. Kaelin, Jr., M.D. of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Peter J. Ratcliffe of Oxford University. The Academy recognized him for his ground-breaking discovery in the laboratory of hypoxia inducible factor 1 or HIF-1, which helps cells cope with low oxygen levels. The discovery has far-reaching implications in understanding low oxygen health conditions such as coronary artery disease and tumor growth.
Carol Greider, Ph.D.

University Professor
Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics

Dr. Greider, one of the world's pioneering researchers on the structure of chromosome ends known as telomeres, was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Her improbable discovery of telomerase – a remarkable enzyme that restores telomeres and protects them from damage – catalyzed an explosion of scientific studies which, to this day, probe connections between telomerase and telomeres to human cancer and diseases of aging.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Peter Agre, M.D.

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute

Dr. Agre received the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovery of the aquaporin water channels. Referred to as the "plumbing system of cells," aquaporins facilitate the movement of water across cell membranes [rapid osmosis]. Aquaporins are responsible for generation all biological fluids - cerebrospinal fluid, aqueous humor, tears, sweat, saliva, and concentration of urine. Aquaporins are also involved in plant biology and infectious diseases.

Peter Agre in the lab.

In Their Words (Slideshow)

Johns Hopkins Medicine 2019 Nobel Prize Celebrations honoring Gregg Semenza

Celebrations to honor Gregg L. Semenza, M.D., Ph.D., who was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet for his discovery on how cells respond to low oxygen levels, which have the potential to result in treatments for a variety of illnesses.

Research: A Dream Job

Gregg Semenza

"It's a dream job because we're able to follow our interests and our ideas, be creative, design experiments to test hypotheses, and ultimately, if we're really lucky, to apply what we've learned to clinical problems."
—Gregg Semenza, Nobel Laureate

Curiosity-Driven Science

Carol Greider

"It's been great to have this freedom to pursue this curiosity-driven science because that's what I like to do, I like to follow the next most interesting thing that is there, rather than having a particular grand plan, and that's what's been particularly exciting."
—Carol Greider, Nobel Laureate

Carol Greider on Winning the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Carol Greider, Ph.D., 48, one of the worlds pioneering researchers on the structure of chromosome ends known as telomeres, was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Johns Hopkins' Peter Agre on Unexpected Discoveries and Their Great Potential

2003 Nobel Laureate Peter Agre talks about how he came to discover aquaporin and what followed.

Unlimited Possibilities

Peter Agre holds his head with both hands in an expression of delighted surprise; he is wearing a hat that reads

"I am certain that in the future, we will be able to capitalize on our understanding of aquaporins to benefit medicine, biotechnology and even agriculture. We still have much to learn, and the possibilities of where aquaporins will take us are unlimited."
—Peter Agre, Nobel Laureate

5 Things Nobel Laureate Gregg Semenza Wishes Everyone Knew About Science

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Beyond his research, here are five points Dr. Semenza, the C. Michael Armstrong Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, wishes more people knew about science.