Structural Biology and Nobel Prizes
10/05
The Nobel Prize highlights achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. Since its inception, many awards have recognized achievements made in molecular biology, structural biology, and related research. Molecule of the Month articles offer a starting point to explore these Prizes.
A new Browse category displays the PDB-101 materials related to Nobel Prizes. The Structural Biology and Nobel Prizes page lists many of the Prizes award with links to corresponding Molecule of the Month articles.
Myoglobin was the first protein visualized in 3D by X-ray crystallography, laying the foundation for a new era of biological understanding. For this discovery, John Kendrew and Max Perutz shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.Past news and events have been reported at the RCSB PDB website and past Newsletters.



