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Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine 2025: Peripheral Immune Tolerance

Hanna Kurlanda-Witek

Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine 2025: Peripheral Immune Tolerance

Explore the scientific journey that led to our modern understanding of regulatory T cells: the immune system’s crucial peacekeepers, and understand why this work was announced to be awarded with a Nobel Prize.

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025

On Monday, 6 October 2025, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Frederick J. Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi.

Connecting People and Ideas

Gustavo Rosa Gameiro

Connecting People and Ideas

#LINO23 Alumnus Gustavo Rosa Gameiro organized a G20 summit side event in Rio 2024 on health and science. His participation in the Lindau Meeting 2023 inspired him to get involved in science diplomacy.

Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine 2024: Very Very Short RNA With a Big Impact

Hanna Kurlanda-Witek

Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine 2024: Very Very Short RNA With a Big Impact

Learn more about microRNA and its impact on gene regulation. Victor Ambros and Gary Ravkun will receive the Nobel Prize in Medicine/Physiology for their research in this field.

The Impact of Early Exposure to Research in Building Great Physician-Scientists

Khalid El Bairi

The Impact of Early Exposure to Research in Building Great Physician-Scientists

Alumnus Khalid El Bairi shares his thoughts about the ideas you can gain by meeting Nobel Laureates. Additionally, he talked to a fellow scientists from his university about his sources for inspiration.

Meeting Nobel Laureates: The Inspiration and Importance of Becoming a Mobile Scientist

Khalid El Bairi

Meeting Nobel Laureates: The Inspiration and Importance of Becoming a Mobile Scientist

Lindau Alumnus Khalid El Bairi reflects how the interaction with Nobel Laureates has shaped his way and shares experiences from his scientific career.

World Tuberculosis Day: A Closer Look at the Challenges in Eradicating TB

Hanna Kurlanda-Witek

World Tuberculosis Day: A Closer Look at the Challenges in Eradicating TB

24 March is the annual World Tuberculosis Day, announced by the WHO. TB is the world’s leading cause of death from infectious disease.

Women in Research #LINO23: Maria Bartosova

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research #LINO23: Maria Bartosova

We are closing the #LINO23 "Women in Research" series with Maria Bartosova whose research helps children suffering from chronic kidney diseases.

Women in Research #LINO23: Cornelia Schwayer

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research #LINO23: Cornelia Schwayer

Cornelia Schwayer studies the intestinal organoid, a self-organizing system that forms a complex tissue from a single cell, to understand how organs regenerate.

Women in Research #LINO23: Alexia Cosby

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research #LINO23: Alexia Cosby

As a chemist, Alexia Cosby is inspired by the ability to build intricate, complicated compounds from scratch which have incredible powers to image, treat, and irradicate various cancers and diseases.

Women in Research #LINO23: Märit Jensen

Märit Jensen

Women in Research #LINO23: Märit Jensen

Märit Jensen, Lindau Alumna 2023, focuses on imaging-based clinical stroke research and the study of brain reorganisation after stroke and cerebrovascular diseases.

Women in Research #LINO23: Alexandrina Vasilichi

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research #LINO23: Alexandrina Vasilichi

Alexandrina Vasilichi investigates the computational mechanisms by which interoceptive signals control affective expectations and affective learning processes.