They reward with the Nobel of Medicine a survey on cells and oxygen

The Committee of Nobel prize announced Monday, October 7 that the Nobel Prize in Medicine 2019 it's for researchers William G. Kaelin Jr; Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza "For his discoveries on how cells perceive and adapt to oxygen availability"

In Twitter account of the committee, detailed after the announcement: "The fundamental importance of oxygen has been understood for centuries, but it has not been known for a long time how cells adapt to changes in oxygen levels. This year's award-winning work reveals molecular mechanisms that underlie how cells adapt to variations in oxygen supply"

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The 2019 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to William G. Kaelin Jr., Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza "for their discoveries on how cells detect and adapt to oxygen availability." pic.twitter.com/6m2LJclOoL

– The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 7, 2019

They also added: "The detection of oxygen is essential for a large number of diseases. The discoveries made by this year's laureates are of fundamental importance to physiology and have paved the way for promising new strategies to combat anemia, cancer and many other diseases. "

Kaelin was one of the first to give his word after learning the recognition: "I am in shock. My heart is still beating. "

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Kaelin, Jr. Born in 1957 in New York, he is a professor at Harvard Medical School. According to the Nobel Prize website, he created his own research laboratory at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.

Ratcliffe. Born in 1954 in Lancashire, Great Britain, he is a doctor and professor. He created an independent research group at Oxford University. In addition, he became a full professor in 1996. He is director of clinical research at the Francis Crick Institute in London; Director of the Target Discovery Institute in Oxford and a member of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research.

For its part Semenza Born in 1956 in New York, he is Professor of Pediatrics, Oncology Radiology and Molecular Radiation, Biological Chemistry, Medicine and Oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He became a tenured professor at Johns Hopkins University in 1999 and since 2003 has directed the Vascular Research Program of the John Hopkins Cell Engineering Institute.

F.D.S./MC