Nobel Prize 2025 Winners List Out, Check Full Schedule

The Nobel Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious awards established by the last will of Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor, engineer, and industrialist, best known for the invention of dynamite. Each year, the Nobel Prizes are awarded for groundbreaking achievements that benefit humanity in six different fields, such as physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, peace, and economic sciences.

Today, 6th October 2025, Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi are awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 for their groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the body.

Nobel Prizes are officially awarded every year on 10th December 2025, the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel. Each winner, called a laureate, receives a gold medal, a diploma, and a monetary award of about 11 million Swedish kronor (around $1.2 million USD) in recognition of their exceptional contributions to society.

Nobel Prize 2025 Winners List

For the year 2025, the Nobel Prize 2025 Winners List announcement has started from today and will conclude on 13th October 2025, bringing attention to possible scientific advancements, humanitarian initiatives, and other topics worldwide. Nobel Prizes 2025 will be awarded to individuals or organizations for their exceptional contributions to humanity in the areas of Physiology or Medicine, Chemistry, Physics, Literature, Peace, and Economics.

Nobel Prize Winner List 2025 Schedule

The announcements of Nobel Prize Winners 2025 began on Monday, starting with the medicine prize announced by a panel at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Check the schedule for the Nobel Prize Winners announcement from the table below.

Nobel Prize Winner 2025 for Physiology or Medicine

As per the announcement of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Nobel Prize 2025 in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. The laureates identified the immune system’s security guards, regulatory T cells, which prevent immune cells from attacking our own body. 

• Mary E. Brunkow – Senior Program Manager, Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, USA.
• Fred Ramsdell – Scientific Advisor, Sonoma Biotherapeutics, San Francisco, USA.
• Shimon Sakaguchi – Distinguished Professor, Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Japan.

The chairperson of the Nobel Committee, Mrs. Olle Kämpe, stated, “Their discoveries have been decisive for our understanding of how the immune system functions and why we do not all develop serious autoimmune diseases.”

What is the Nobel Prize?

The Nobel Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in the world. It was established by Swedish chemist and industrialist Alfred Nobel in his will in 1895. Nobel allocated the majority of his wealth to fund prizes for outstanding achievements that benefit humanity in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace.

• The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901. In 1968, the central bank of Sweden, known as Sveriges Riksbank, funded the establishment of the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences. Since then, Nobel Prizes have been awarded in six different fields.
• Administered by the Nobel Foundation, the prizes include a medal, diploma, and cash award, recognizing individuals and organizations for their groundbreaking contributions that advance society.

Nobel Prize Nomination Process

The Nobel laureates are selected through a specific nomination process. Only eligible nominators can propose candidates, and self-nominations are not permitted. Each year, approximately 3,000 individuals receive nomination forms from the Nobel Committee, usually in September of the year prior to the awarding of the prizes. These individuals are generally respected scholars and experts in their respective fields. The Nobel Committee creates a list of around 300 potential laureates from these submissions. The names of the nominees and their consideration status remain confidential. All nomination records are kept sealed for 50 years after the award is given.

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