Who was up for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009?
Who was up for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009?
There were 205 nominations for the 2009 award, which included Chinese and Afghan civil rights activists and African politicians. Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba, Afghanistan’s Sima Samar, Chinese dissident Hu Jia and Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Morgan Tsvangirai had been speculated to be favorites for the award.
Who won the biologist Nobel Prize in 2009?
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009 jointly to Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
Who has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize?
Candidates
| Nominee | Nominator(s) |
|---|---|
| Alexei Navalny | Ola Elvestuen, Mathilde Tybring-Gjedde and Peter Christian Frølich, Members of Parliament |
| Martin Lee | Mathilde Tybring-Gjedde and Peter Christian Frølich, Members of Parliament |
| Hong Kong Free Press | Ola Elvestuen, Terje Breivik and Jon Gunnes, Members of Parliament |
When was the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize awarded?
Obama Wins Nobel, Vows ‘Call To Action’ October 9, 2009 • The president won the peace prize for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.
How did Elizabeth Blackburn change the world?
Elizabeth Blackburn has evolved from a self-described “lab rat” to an explorer in the realms of health and public policy. She discovered the molecular structure of telomeres and co-discovered the enzyme telomerase, essential pieces in the puzzle of cellular division and DNA replication.
What did Venkatraman Radhakrishnan discover?
There, genetic information from “messenger RNA” is translated into chains of amino acids that then build proteins. Using a method known as x-ray crystallography, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and other researchers were able to collaborate to map the structure of ribosomes, made up of hundreds of thousands of atoms, in 2000.
Why did Malala win the Nobel Prize?
She gained global attention when she survived an assassination attempt at age 15. In 2014 Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in recognition of their efforts on behalf of children’s rights.
