Nobel Prize in Medicine Goes to 3 Scientists For Work On Peripheral Immune Tolerance

The trio will be formally awarded the prize, Officially known as the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, during a ceremony on Dec. 10.

xSTOCKHOLM : Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. The trio will be formally awarded the prize, Officially known as the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, during a ceremony on Dec. 10. Peripheral immune tolerance is one way the body helps keep the immune system from getting out of whack and attacking your own tissues instead of foreign invaders. Monday’s announcement took place in Stockholm. The 2025 Nobel Prize announcements start Monday with the medicine prize being announced by a panel at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.