We mentioned previously that Rosbash, Hall and Young are getting the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine this year “for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm”.
The Physiology/Medicine lectures were on Thursday Dec 7 at 1 pm CET (7 am Brandeis time) and are still available to view. The Biology Department enjoyed watching the lectures on “tape delay”:
From and about the winners, via Cell:
About the science and its implications:
- Physiology Flies with Time (from Amita Seghal via Cell)
- This Mysterious ‘Circadian Clock’ Governs Our Lives (from Bambos Kyriacou via Sputnik)
If you need to flesh out your fantasy of going to Sweden to collect your prize, see What to expect when you’re expecting a Nobel Prize
ICYMI Rosbash, Hall and Young answer questions about circadian rhythms at Nobel press conference | BrandeisNOW https://t.co/v1etBc3Dr6
— Brandeis Inquiry (@BrandeisInquiry) December 7, 2017
Lectures with the Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine in Aula Medica: Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young #NobelPrize https://t.co/cfd4bEdlrm pic.twitter.com/AHKKMSBRWv
— KarolinskaInstitutet (@karolinskainst) December 7, 2017
Hall gave props to "AIs" and mentioned many from Brandeis as well as Rockefeller. Rosbash is also doing this…
— Joel Levine (@jlevmail) December 7, 2017
Jeff Hall distinguishing PIs Principal Investigators and AIs Actual Investigators (the students and postdocs who do all the work) @NobelPrize
— Leslie Vosshall (@pollyp1) December 7, 2017
In his Nobel Lecture Medicine Laureate Michael Rosbash explained just how important our body clocks are. In fact, more than 50% of gene expression is under the control of circadian rhythms. pic.twitter.com/KDAQGPpV55
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) December 7, 2017
More than 100 @BrandeisUAlumni & members of the Stockholm Jewish community gathered tonight to celebrate #BrandeisNobel! pic.twitter.com/z0J5qzmJtF
— Brandeis University (@BrandeisU) December 8, 2017
Brandeis celebrates professors’ Nobel Prize https://t.co/LiS414NX8G via @BostonGlobe
— Boston Globe Metro (@GlobeMetro) December 11, 2017
Bravo to Michael Rosbash for speaking out!
US Nobel laureate fears US politics could undermine science – ABC News – https://t.co/CrxZA22fqf via @ABC #NobelPrize @NobelPrize— Joseph Takahashi (@CircadianClocks) December 11, 2017
Video:
Circadian Rhythms and When to Eat (Swedish Television)
