Celebrating Victor Ambros' Nobel Prize

We are thrilled to congratulate Victor Ambros on being awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his groundbreaking co-discovery of microRNA, which plays a fundamental role in gene regulation. He shares the prize with Gary Ruvkun.

Their discovery shed light on how cells in our body become specialised, like muscle or nerve cells. Argonaute proteins are the key partner of microRNA in this process.

At our recent conference and during the official press conference, Professor Ambros shared the powerful experience of meeting families affected by Argonaute Syndromes and how their stories are inspiring his and others' research. He reflected on how basic scientists are learning from patient families, advancing new insights into how Argonaute proteins work and possible therapeutic directions.

We invite you to watch his moving personal reflections during the conference:

And to listen to his reflections on the human relevance of microRNAs during Monday's Nobel Prize Press Conference - spoiler alert: it's Argonaute Syndromes:

You can listen to the full Nobel Prize Press Conference here.

For more on his breakthrough discovery, you can find the official Nobel Prize press release here. 

Victor Ambros at the 2nd Argonaute Syndromes Conference in Copenhagen (in front of the poster of patient Carrigan)