The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013 – Vesicular Traffic

Abstract

Vesicle traffic makes you feel good and without it you couldn’t move, fight off infections or regulate the amount of glucose in your blood. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013 was awarded jointly to James E. ROTHMAN, Randy W. SCHEKMAN and Thomas C. SÜDHOF "for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells". Their discoveries have led to profound insight into fundamental cellular processes and provided the biotechnology industry with the necessary tools to generate safe and inexpensive human therapeutics. The speaker will share with audience how the Nobel Laureates’ discoveries directly impact our daily lives.