Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Nobel Prize in medicine winner Sakaguchi

Combined photo shows Shimon Sakaguchi (L), a distinguished professor at Osaka University, in Osaka in western Japan, and Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 2016, in Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, speaking on the phone after Sakaguchi was named the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with two American scientists the previous night for their "groundbreaking" discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check, on Oct. 6, 2025.

Nobel laureate Ohsumi returns home

Nobel laureate Ohsumi returns home

Holding his Nobel medal, laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi attends a press conference with his wife Mariko at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 14, 2016, after returning from Stockholm, where they attended the award ceremony. Ohsumi received the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his study of cell recycling. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi returns home

Nobel laureate Ohsumi returns home

Holding his Nobel medal, laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi attends a press conference with his wife Mariko at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 14, 2016, after returning from Stockholm, where they attended the award ceremony. Ohsumi received the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his study of cell recycling. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese Nobel laureate Ohsumi shows his medal

Japanese Nobel laureate Ohsumi shows his medal

Nobel laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi shows his medal to reporters in Stockholm on Dec. 12, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese Nobel laureate Ohsumi in Stockholm

Japanese Nobel laureate Ohsumi in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi (R front), together with his wife Mariko, head to a banquet hosted by Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese Nobel laureate Ohsumi in Stockholm

Japanese Nobel laureate Ohsumi in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi (R front), together with his wife Mariko, head to a banquet hosted by Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel Prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel Prize

Nobel laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi (C) poses for photos, together with his wife Mariko (2nd from L), after attending an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel Prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel Prize

Nobel laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi (C) attends a banquet in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel Prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel Prize

Nobel laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi (C) attends a banquet in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel Prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel Prize

Nobel laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi (R) attends a banquet in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Nobel laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi gives a speech during a banquet following an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Nobel laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi arrives at the venue for a banquet in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2016, with his wife Mariko seen behind him. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Nobel laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi shows his medal after an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Nobel laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi (L) receives a medal and diploma from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Nobel laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi receives a medal and diploma from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Nobel laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi (L) receives a medal and diploma from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Nobel laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi (L) receives a medal and diploma from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi receives the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his research on cell recycling, at an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi elucidated "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi receives the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his research on cell recycling, at an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi elucidated "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi receives the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his research on cell recycling, at an award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi elucidated "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi (C) talks with other Nobel prize laureates during the award ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Photo shows a concert hall in Stockholm, at which the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony took place on Dec. 10, 2016. Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi arrives at a concert hall in Stockholm to attend the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi (C on front) arrives at a concert hall in Stockholm to attend the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi (C) arrives at a concert hall in Stockholm to attend the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Ohsumi receives Nobel prize

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi (C) arrives at a concert hall in Stockholm to attend the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony on Dec. 10, 2016. Ohsumi was awarded the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for elucidating "autophagy," an intracellular process that degrades and recycles proteins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Ohsumi in Stockholm

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi (R), who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, attends a press conference, together with his wife Mariko, in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2016, prior to the Dec. 10 award ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Ohsumi in Stockholm

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi (R), who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, attends a press conference, together with his wife Mariko, in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2016, prior to the Dec. 10 award ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Ohsumi in Stockholm

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, attends a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2016, prior to the Dec. 10 award ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Ohsumi in Stockholm

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, addresses a celebratory event, hosted by the Japanese Embassy in Sweden, in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Ohsumi in Stockholm

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, addresses a celebratory event, hosted by the Japanese Embassy in Sweden, in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Ohsumi in Stockholm

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, donates a figurine of himself to the Nobel Museum in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2016. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, completes his lecture at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Dec. 7, 2016, ahead of the Dec. 10 award ceremony. At his left is his wife Mariko. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi (C), who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and his wife Mariko (3rd from L) pose for photos following his lecture at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Dec. 7, 2016, ahead of the Dec. 10 award ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, completes his lecture at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Dec. 7, 2016, ahead of the Dec. 10 award ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, gives lecture at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Dec. 7, 2016, ahead of the Dec. 10 award ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, gives lecture at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Dec. 7, 2016, ahead of the Dec. 10 award ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, gives lecture at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Dec. 7, 2016, ahead of the Dec. 10 award ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, gives lecture at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Dec. 7, 2016, ahead of the Dec. 10 award ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, gives lecture at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Dec. 7, 2016, ahead of the Dec. 10 award ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Nobel laureate Ohsumi gives lecture in Stockholm

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, gives lecture at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Dec. 7, 2016, ahead of the Dec. 10 award ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi wants young people to ask fundamental questions

Nobel laureate Ohsumi wants young people to ask fundamental questions

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his study on cell recycling, attends a news conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Dec. 7, 2016, ahead of the Nobel Prize award ceremony. Ohsumi encouraged young people to pursue fundamental questions however "naive" they may appear. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi wants young people to ask fundamental questions

Nobel laureate Ohsumi wants young people to ask fundamental questions

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his study on cell recycling, attends a news conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Dec. 7, 2016, ahead of the Nobel Prize award ceremony. Ohsumi encouraged young people to pursue fundamental questions however "naive" they may appear. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi wants young people to ask fundamental questions

Nobel laureate Ohsumi wants young people to ask fundamental questions

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his study on cell recycling, attends a news conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm on Dec. 7, 2016, ahead of the Nobel Prize award ceremony. Ohsumi encouraged young people to pursue fundamental questions however "naive" they may appear. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nobel laureate Ohsumi awarded Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Nobel laureate Ohsumi awarded Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Undated photo shows Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Ohsumi has been awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, the prize foundation said Dec. 5, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

6 recipients of top cultural award at Imperial Palace

6 recipients of top cultural award at Imperial Palace

(From L) Renowned contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama, Japanese literature scholar Mitsutoshi Nakano, novelist Yumie Hiraiwa, geneticist Tomoko Ota, Nobel Prize laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi, and composer Toru Funamura take a commemorative photo after receiving the Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito during a Culture Day ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Laboratory of Nobel winner Ohsumi

Laboratory of Nobel winner Ohsumi

Students are involved in research activities on Oct. 4, 2016, at the laboratory of Yoshinori Ohsumi, winner of the Nobel Prize in medicine, at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The institute opened the laboratory to the media the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Laboratory of Nobel winner Ohsumi

Laboratory of Nobel winner Ohsumi

Students are involved in research activities on Oct. 4, 2016, at the laboratory of Yoshinori Ohsumi, winner of the Nobel Prize in medicine, at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The institute opened the laboratory to the media the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Equipment in Nobel winner Ohsumi's laboratory

Equipment in Nobel winner Ohsumi's laboratory

Photo taken Oct. 4, 2016, shows equipment for yeast cultivation in the laboratory of Yoshinori Ohsumi, winner of the Nobel Prize in medicine, at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The institute opened the laboratory to the media the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Microscope in Nobel winner Ohsumi's laboratory

Microscope in Nobel winner Ohsumi's laboratory

Photo taken Oct. 4, 2016, shows a microscope in the laboratory of Yoshinori Ohsumi, winner of the Nobel Prize in medicine, at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The institute opened the laboratory to the media the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo