You Gotta Know These Nobel Prize Winners in Medicine

1902

The first British recipient of the Nobel Prize, recognized for his work related to the transmission of malaria

1904

Though he may be better known for his work studying classical conditioning, he performed detailed research on the process of digestion, which he published in 1897 in The Work of the Digestive System

1905

Pioneered the field of modern bacteriology, and established his theory of four postulates that must be satisfied in order to determine that a disease is caused by a particular microbe

1908

Performed early work in the field of immunology. He discovered that, after exposing mice to a small dose of ricin and gradually increasing the dose given, the animals developed an immunity to it

1924

Performed groundbreaking work related to electrocardiography. He invented the string galvanometer to measure the electric current of the heart

1930

Known as the “father of transfusions,” made important discoveries in the field of serology in the early 1900s, including the identification of the three major blood groups (A, B, and O)

1933

He discovered the basic mechanisms of genetic inheritance via his experiments on fruit flies, specifically the species Drosophila melanogaster

1945

Accidentally discovered the antibiotic penicillin after haphazardly stacking Petri dishes in the corner of his notoriously untidy laboratory

1962

Together, these two scientists discovered the molecular structure of DNA using the work of Rosalind Franklin

1983

She dscribed the existence of transposons, also called “jumping genes,” from her observations that certain DNA sequences on the maize she was studying could change position on a chromosome