James Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo, the two immunologists, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for a pioneering approach to cancer treatment.Allison and Honjo showed how different strategies for inhibiting the brakes on the immune system can be used in the treatment of cancer.Physicist Gerard Mourou from France and...... Donna Strickland of Canada shared half of the prize for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses.Arthur Ashkin from Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, US, will receive the other half of prize for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems.George P. Smith from University of Missouri, Columbia, US and......Sir Gregory P. Winter from MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK, were presented the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. They were awarded a half of the prize for the phage display of peptides and antibodies.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has also decided to award the … [Read more...] about 2018 Nobel Prizes winners
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Nobel Prize in Medicine for Cancer Therapy: US, Japanese duo win it
Two immunologists, James Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo of Japan, won the 2018 Nobel Medicine Prize for research into how the body's natural defences can fight cancer, the jury said yesterday. Unlike more traditional forms of cancer treatment that directly target cancer cells, Allison and Honjo figured out how to help the patient's own immune system tackle the cancer more quickly. The award-winning discovery led to treatments targeting proteins made by some immune system cells that act as a "brake" on the body's natural defences killing cancer cells. The Nobel Assembly said after announcing the prize in Stockholm that the therapy "has now revolutionised cancer treatment and has fundamentally changed the way we view how cancer can be managed". In 1995, Allison was one of two scientists to identify the CTLA-4 molecule as an inhibitory receptor on T-cells. T-cells are a type of white blood cell that play a central role in the body's natural immunity to disease. Allison, … [Read more...] about Nobel Prize in Medicine for Cancer Therapy: US, Japanese duo win it
Nobel laureates discuss Vietnam’s use of science for development
(VEN) - Two Nobel Prize laureates and nearly 200 scientists from around the world convened earlier this month in Quy Nhon in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh for a two-day conference on the use of science for socioeconomic development. The 14th annual Rencontres du Vietnam, a French program promoting science and education in Vietnam, addressed the role of basic science and applied science for sustainable development of society. It provided opportunities for dialogue between scientists, policy makers and representatives of international organizations and businesses, and offered opportunities for young Vietnamese scientists to learn from world-famous colleagues. Among them were Dutch Professor Gerard’t Hooft, the 1999 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, and Norwegian Professor Finn E. Kydland, who claimed the 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics. Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Pham Cong Tac, praised the efforts of Prof. Tran Thanh Van, founder of the Rencontres du Vietnam, … [Read more...] about Nobel laureates discuss Vietnam’s use of science for development
GDP not an ideal indicator for growth, says Nobel laureate
Joint winner of the 2004 Nobel prize in Economics, Prof. Finn Kydland.(Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Joint winner of the 2004 Nobel prize in Economics, Prof. Finn Kydland, spoke to Viet Nam News about the Vietnamese economy and growth on the sidelines of the 2018 Recontres du Vietnam – a development initiative that has brought world-renowned scientists to Vietnam for discussions since 1993. Q: What are your impressions of Vietnam’s economic growth in recent years? A: About two years ago I read on Viet Nam News (I think) about the willingness of the Vietnamese Government to let foreign companies set up shop in Vietnam, which I think is a good idea in developing economies. In the initial stages, typically an economy doesn’t have all the skills needed for growth to get momentum. It’s a good way to be willing or receptive to let foreigners become entrepreneurs in a country like Vietnam and they can help get growth going and Vietnamese can learn from them. Q: What … [Read more...] about GDP not an ideal indicator for growth, says Nobel laureate
Nobel laureates touch down in Vietnam for science conference
Dutch Professor Gerard‘t Hooft (3rd, L), the 1999 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, talks with Vietnamese students at a science conference in 2017. Photo courtesy of Vietnam National University-Hanoi Experts from around the world are discussing the role of science in socio-economic development. Two Nobel Prize-winning professors and hundreds of scientists from around the world are in Vietnam for a two-day conference to discuss the role of science in socio-economic development. The two-day conference, which is part of the 14th annual Meeting Vietnam (Rencontres du Vietnam), opened on Wednesday in Quy Nhon in the central coastal province of Binh Dinh, with the theme “Science for Development.” Hundreds of prestigious scientists have gathered at the International Center of Interdisciplinary Science Education for a series of discussions to highlight the role of science in sustainable socio-economic development. Among them are Dutch Professor Gerard‘t Hooft, … [Read more...] about Nobel laureates touch down in Vietnam for science conference