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Born December 11, 1954 (age 71) • Münster • Germany
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (2026)

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Peter Hegemann, wearing a suit and patterned tie, smiles while holding an open award certificate in both hands.
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Portrait of Professor Georg Nagel wearing a beige jacket, patterned shirt, and light tie, standing in front of a wooden wall with green plants in the background.
Georg Nagel
German biophysicist
Sir Hans Adolf Krebs
Sir Hans Adolf Krebs
German-British biochemist
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
German geneticist
Otto Warburg, c. 1931.
Otto Warburg
German biochemist
Neher, Erwin
Erwin Neher
German physicist
Konrad E. Bloch.
Konrad E. Bloch
American biochemist
Lipmann, 1953
Fritz Albert Lipmann
American scientist
Sir Ernst Boris Chain seated in a suit, looking toward the camera with hands clasped in his lap.
Sir Ernst Boris Chain
British biochemist
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Sir Bernard Katz
British physiologist
Kossel, Albrecht
Albrecht Kossel
German biochemist
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Feodor Lynen
German biochemist
Otto Meyerhof.
Otto Meyerhof
German biochemist
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Gerty Cori
American biochemist
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Carl Cori
American biochemist
James Watson, c. 1990
James Watson
American geneticist and biophysicist
English-born American biochemist and geneticist Jack W. Szostak.
Jack W. Szostak
English-born American biochemist and geneticist
Elizabeth Blackburn
Elizabeth Blackburn
American molecular biologist and biochemist
Crick, Francis
Francis Crick
British biophysicist
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Michael Rosbash
American geneticist
Nirenberg, Marshall Warren
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
American biochemist