Fred Ramsdell
When Nobel Prize Winners Miss The Call: How Laureates Discovered Their Life-Changing News
Oct 09, 2025 02:17 am CST
The 2025 Nobel Prize announcements created unique moments as winners learned about their honors in various unexpected ways. From a scientist on vacation in Yellowstone without cell service to another who mistook the Swedish call for telemarketing, this article explores the human side of how prestigious scientific achievements are revealed to their creators, sometimes decades after their groundbreaking discoveries.
Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Fred Ramsdell Discovers Life-Changing News While Hiking in Remote Mountains
Oct 08, 2025 03:26 pm CST
American immunologist Dr. Fred Ramsdell was on a three-week hiking trip in Montana when he learned he had won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking research on T-cells and immune system responses. Unable to be reached for nearly 20 hours due to being off-grid, Ramsdell shares the prestigious award with fellow scientists Mary Brunkow and Shimon Sakaguchi.
Understanding Regulatory T-Cells: The Nobel Prize-Winning Discovery Revolutionizing Immune System Research
Oct 06, 2025 11:31 pm CST
Discover how three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for identifying regulatory T-cells that prevent autoimmune diseases. This breakthrough explains how the immune system avoids attacking healthy tissues and opens promising avenues for treating autoimmune disorders and cancer, though clinical applications remain under development.
2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine: Breakthroughs in Peripheral Immune Tolerance Lead to New Cancer and Autoimmune Disease Treatments
Oct 06, 2025 05:50 pm CST
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking discoveries on peripheral immune tolerance. Their research has established a new field of study and catalyzed the development of innovative treatments for cancer and autoimmune diseases, continuing the Nobel tradition of recognizing transformative contributions to medical science.