1. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is generally considered to be the highest honor that can be achieved in the field of physiology or medicine.

2. This award was established according to the will of the late Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, with the purpose of recognizing those who have made outstanding discoveries in physiology or medicine in the previous year.

3. The front of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine medal shows Nobel’s profile in profile, with Nobel’s birth and death years (Roman numerals) on the right, and the author’s signature “E.LINDBERG 1902” in the lower left corner.

4. The pattern on the back of the medal shows Hygeia, the goddess of health in ancient Greek mythology, collecting spring water from rocks to quench the thirst of a sick girl.

5. There is a Latin sentence engraved on the medal, which roughly translates to: New discoveries make life better.

6. The award was first awarded in 1901 and is selected by Karolinska Institutet, a medical university in Stockholm, Sweden. The award ceremony is held on December 10 every year (the anniversary of Nobel’s death). ) held.

7. In 1935, Wu Liande became the first Chinese scientist to be nominated for the award for his outstanding contribution to the eradication of plague.

8. In 2015, Chinese pharmacologist Tu Youyou became the first local Chinese scientist to win this award for discovering a new treatment for malaria.

9. On October 4, 2021, the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to David Julius and Arden Partaptian for the discovery of temperature and touch receptors.