Meet Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun: 2024 Nobel Prize Winners in Medicine For mRNA Discovery

Stockholm: This year’s Nobel Prize honors two American scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated.Who are Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun?Victor Ambros was born in 1953 in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. He received his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, in 1979 where he also did postdoctoral research 1979-1985. He became a Principal Investigator at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA in 1985.He was Professor at Dartmouth Medical School from 1992-2007 and he is now Silverman Professor of Natural Science at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.Victor Ambros and Gary RuvkunGary Ruvkun was born in Berkeley, California, USA in 1952. He received his PhD from Harvard University in 1982. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, 1982-1985. He became a Principal Investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in 1985, where he is now Professor of Genetics.Research Work On microRNAVictor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun American scientists who were interested in how different cell types develop. They discovered microRNA, a new class of tiny RNA molecules that play a crucial role in gene regulation. Their groundbreaking discovery revealed a completely new principle of gene regulation that turned out to be essential for multicellular organisms, including humans. It is now known that the human genome codes for over one thousand microRNAs. Their surprising discovery revealed an entirely new dimension to gene regulation. MicroRNAs are proving to be fundamentally important for how organisms develop and function.Victor and GaryGene regulation by microRNA, first revealed by Ambros and Ruvkun, has been at work for hundreds of millions of years. This mechanism has enabled the evolution of increasingly complex organisms. We know from genetic research that cells and tissues do not develop normally without microRNAs. Abnormal regulation by microRNA can contribute to cancer, and mutations in genes coding for microRNAs have been found in humans, causing conditions such as congenital hearing loss, eye and skeletal disorders. Mutations in one of the proteins required for microRNA production result in the DICER1 syndrome, a rare but severe syndrome linked to cancer in various organs and tissues.Noble PrizeAmbros and Ruvkun’s seminal discovery in the small worm C. elegans was unexpected, and revealed a new dimension to gene regulation, essential for all complex life forms.BREAKING NEWSThe 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. pic.twitter.com/rg3iuN6pgY— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 7, 2024 History Of Noble PrizeWhen Alfred Nobel, an inventor, entrepreneur, and businessman, died, his will stated that his riches would be used to reward those who contribute to the benefit to humankind with their work. Nobel prize would recognise remarkable contributions in the domains in which he was most active during his lifetime: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace.Every October, the new Nobel Prizes and laureates are announced.

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Meet Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun: 2024 Nobel Prize Winners in Medicine For mRNA Discovery

This year’s Nobel Prize honors two American scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of a fundamental principle how gene activity regulated.

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