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Seattle scientist Mary Brunkow wins Nobel Prize for groundbreaking immune system research
Mary Brunkow, a Seattle scientist who earned a bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW, is one of three scientists awarded this years Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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She didnt believe she won the Nobel until a photographer showed up at her Seattle door
On Monday morning, Mary Brunkow was among three scientists who won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries about how the immune system knows not to attack the body. Brunkow is a Seattle scientist who earned a bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW.
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Much-loved UW collaborator John Clarke wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis, for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit. Clarke, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, collaborates with the Axion Dark Matter Experiment at the University of Washington.
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This Seattle scientist just won a Nobel Prize here's what for
Mary Brunkow, a Seattle scientist who earned a bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW, was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday. Her work, alongside two other scientists, led to a new branch of immunology research that has already led to new developments in treatment for cancers and autoimmune diseases.
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Seattle Institute for Systems Biology scientist wins Nobel for immunology research
Mary Brunkow of the Seattle-based Institute for Systems Biology was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research on the immune cells that prevent the human body from attacking itself. Brunkow earned a bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW.
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Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi win Nobel Prize in medicine
Three scientists including Mary E. Brunkow, who earned bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Monday for discoveries about how the immune system knows to attack germs and not our own bodies.
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Three scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for work on immune system
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three scientists on Monday for their research on the human immune system, including Mary E. Brunkow, who earned bachelors degree in molecular and cellular biology from the UW.
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Q&A: What to know about the UW biology degree that launched Nobel Prize laureate Mary Brunkow
The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute on Monday awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Mary E. Brunkow an alum of the University of Washington along with Frederick J. Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the...
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UW alum Mary E. Brunkow awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute on Monday awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Mary E. Brunkow an alum of the University of Washington along with Frederick J. Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi "for groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the body."
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Chu Selected as Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator
UW physics professor Jiun-Haw Chu is among 22 scientists selected for as 2025 Experimental Physics Investigators, a distinguished group of mid-career researchers pushing the boundaries of experimental physics.