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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2013 has been awarded for the discoveries in vesicle traffic
Each cell is a factory that produces and exports molecules in small packages called vesicles. The 2013 Nobel Prize honours three scientists who have solved the mystery of how the cell organizes its transport system. Through their discoveries, Rothman, Schekman and Südhof have revealed the exquisitely precise control system for the transport and delivery of cellular cargo. Disturbances in this system have deleterious effects and contribute to conditions such as neurological diseases, diabetes, and immunological disorders.
Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry is pleased to mention that one of this year’s laureates — professor Thomas Südhof — is the member of recently established IBCh’s International advisory board. Being the major researcher in the field of neurochemistry, Südhof has collaborated with our institute for years. The head of the Laboratory of Receptor Cell Biology Alexander Petrenko has been working at Südhof’s lab in Dallas for many years. They have co-authored many landmark papers, including ones in Science and Nature. Another laureate — James Rothman — was the invited plenary speaker this year at St.-Petersburg’s hosted FEBS-2013 international congress, where a satellite symposium «Membrane traffic and secretion» took place.
We sincerely congratulate the laureates with superior distinction of their work!
october 7, 2013