David Baker, who has been supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), has been named one of the 2024 Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry!
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the prestigious science price to David Baker “for computational protein design” and to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction”.
© Nobel Prize Outreach, Niklas Elmehed
Baker received the award for his groundbreaking work in developing new proteins for a wide range of applications, including medicines, vaccines, nanomaterials, and precision sensors. His discovery has the potential to positively impact sectors ranging from medicine to material science.
The scientist has been funded by MSCA over the past two decades in FP6 and Horizon 2020 to train several postdoctoral researchers and advance his studies, including through projects such as CC-LEGO, ENGAGE, ISLET GABA and ROSETTA-MEMBRANE. Two of these projects focused specifically on protein design.
David Baker joins 18 other MSCA-backed scientists whose breakthroughs were recognised with a Nobel Prize. Many MSCA researchers have had the chance to work alongside Nobel Prize Laureates, whilst others have been personally honoured with this world-famous award, which highlights their extraordinary contributions to both the scientific community and to society.
Learn more about Nobel laureates involved in MSCA
About MSCA:
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) fund excellent research and innovation and equip researchers at all stages of their career with new knowledge and skills, through mobility across borders and exposure to different sectors and disciplines. The MSCA help build Europe’s capacity for research and innovation by investing in the long-term careers of excellent researchers.
The MSCA also fund the development of excellent doctoral and postdoctoral training programmes and collaborative research projects worldwide. By doing so, they achieve a structuring impact on higher education institutions, research centres and non-academic organisations.
The MSCA promote excellence and set standards for high-quality researcher education and training in line with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the recruitment of researchers.
Source:
https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/msca-researchers-2024-nobel-prize
