2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
| The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | |
|---|---|
"for his research in the field of genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution" | |
| Date | 3 October 2022 |
| Location | Stockholm |
| Country | Sweden |
| Presented by | Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet |
| Hosted by | Thomas Perlmann |
| Reward(s) | 9 million SEK (2017) |
| First award | 1901 |
| 2022 laureate | Svante Pääbo |
| Website | 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to the Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo (born 1955) "for his research in the field of genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution". It was announced by Thomas Perlmann, secretary of the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, on 3 October 2022.