2008 Nobel Prize Laureates

2008 Nobel Prize Laureates

The 2008 Nobel Prize Laureates were announced Dec. 10, 2008 in twin ceremonies in Oslo and Stockholm.

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Scottish singer Annie Lennox has been presented with the 2009 "Woman of Peace" award at a summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Berlin for her work raising awareness of HIV/AIDS. Lennox was chosen on Wednesday for her work in raising awareness of the impact on women and children, especially in South Africa, with her SING campaign enlisting 23 female vocalists to record a song of the same name. "I want to express my profound gratitude and deep humility," the former Eurythmics singer said. "I honour all the women working around the globe to reduce the effects of this pandemics. This is for them, they ... Read Full Story
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Scottish singer Annie Lennox was presented with the 2009 "Woman of Peace" award on Wednesday at a summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Berlin for her work raising awareness of HIV/AIDS. Lennox was chosen for her work in raising awareness of the impact on women and children, especially in South Africa, with her SING campaign enlisting 23 female vocalists to record a song of the same name. "I want to express my profound gratitude and deep humility," the former Eurythmics singer said. "I honour all the women working around the globe to reduce the effects of this pandemics. This is for them, they truly ... Read Full Story
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Annie Lennox announced on her blog today that she is going to receive the Woman of Peace Award 2009 in Berlin this week: Annie Lennox will be presented with the Woman of Peace Award by former Soviet President and 1990 Nobel Peace Laureate Mikhail Gorbachev at the 10th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates meeting in Berlin Nov.10 and 11. Annie was chosen by 22 Nobel Peace Laureates for her work in raising awareness of the HIV/AIDS impact on women and children, especially in South Africa, through her SING campaign that enlisted 23 of the world’s most acclaimed female vocalists in recording “Sing,” written ... Read Full Story
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The Nobel Peace Prize winner will be announced Friday amid a record 205 nominees and no clear favourite, though Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is seen as a real possibility. The Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo is to reveal its choice at 11:00 am (0900 GMT). Observers have suggested there is no obvious candidate for the coveted prize this year as no major conflicts have been resolved by peaceful means in the past year. According to Norwegian public television NRK, which is usually well-informed, the award is expected to go to "an individual, not an organisation," which would shorten the list of possible winners ... Read Full Story
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Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation: _ 2009: Americans Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak for their discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase, research that has implications for cancer and aging research. _ 2008: Harald zur Hausen and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier for discoveries of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer and the discovery of human immunodeficiency virus. _ 2007: Mario R. Capecchi and Oliver Smithies of the United States and Martin J. Evans of the United Kingdom, for their discoveries leading to a ... Read Full Story
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When you think of world peace, besides the obvious response by Miss Universe contestants, worthy Laureates come to mind such as Kofi Annan, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Desmond Tutu, Mother Teresa...  
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I used this article when researching the 2008 Nobel Prize laureates for chemistry for my presentation in BS1015. Although this article is somewhat biased in favour of Roger Tsien (a HHMI member - other winners were Martin Chalfie and Osamu Shimomura), it gave me a good idea of his research and the development and roles of flourescent proteins in the investigation of how molecules and organisms function.  
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More information that helped me with my presentation on the 2008 chemistry nobel prize laureates, from the nobel prize website. A PDF describing the winners' roles in turn and the implications of their discoveries on recent research. Also contains information on GFP function and genetics.  
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Singer Annie Lennox has been honored by Nobel Peace Laureates for her work promoting awareness of AIDS and peace at the 10th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Berlin. The 2009 Woman Of Peace award was presented by former Nobel Peace Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev. Lennox was chosen by 22 Nobel Peace Laureates for her work in raising awareness of the HIV/AIDS impact on women and children, especially in South Africa, through her SING...  
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London, November 13 (ANI): Singer Annie Lennox has received woman of peace honour for her contribution towards raising awareness of HIV and Aids. The former Eurythmics star was honoured at a summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Berlin. The 54-year-old’s charitable campaign ‘Sing’ provides treatment to South Africans fighting the disease. And the organization has raised funds amounting [...]  
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60 Nobel Laureates are calling on world leaders for a global deal on climate change that matches the scale and urgency of the human, ecological and economic crises facing the world today. Political leadership is now more necessary than ever. The call comes in a Memorandum signed by Laureates from across the disciplines, including Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Mikhail Gorbachev, his Holiness the Dalai Lama, Mohamed el-Baradei, chief of the IAEA...  
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Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony 2008
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2008 Martti Ahtisaar (R) is congratulated at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony 2008 in Oslo City Hall on December 10, 2008 in Oslo, Norway. (Getty Images)more pics »Peace
Martti Ahtisaari

Economics
Paul Krugman

Physics
Yoichiro Nambu
Makoto Kobayashi
Toshihide Maskawa

Chemistry
Osamu Shimomura
Martin Chalfie
Roger Tsien

Physiology or Medicine
Harald zur Hausen
Francoise Barre-Sinoussi
Luc Montagnier

Literature
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio

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