Who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2009?”
STOCKHOLM — Americans Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas Steitz and Israeli Ada Yonath have won the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry for “studies of the structure of the ribosome.” The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says the ribosome translates the DNA code into life. The award, announced Wednesday, includes a 10 million kronor ($1.4 million) purse, a diploma and an invitation to the prize ceremonies in Stockholm on Dec. 10 THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below. STOCKHOLM (AP) — If Nobel judges are looking to improve the balance of women winning the chemistry prize, Israeli scientist Ada Yonath could be a strong candidate when the award is announced Wednesday. Yonath’s pioneering work in understanding how cells build proteins could make her a contender, possibly along with American George Feher. In 2006 the two shared the Wolf Prize in chemistry, which can sometimes serve as a barometer of future Nobel winners. Only three
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Swedish: Nobelpriset i kemi) is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature, peace, and physiology or medicine. This award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by a Nobel Committee that consists of five members elected by The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The first Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in 1901 to Jacobus Henricus van ‘t Hoff, of the Netherlands, “for his discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions.” The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death. The 2008 Nobel Prize was awarded to Osamu Shimomura, Roger Tsien and Marty Chalfie for their work on green fluorescent protein. They were awarded the prize amount of 10,0
