VIII Nobel Prize Winners Symposium

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The 'Nobel Prize Winners Symposium' of IMDEA Nanociencia honours this year Nobel Prizes awarded in Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry categories, with three dedicated talks by researchers Eduardo Martínez Naves, Francisco Guinea and José Sánchez Costa. The talks will provide information on the contributions of the 2025 Nobel Prize laureates in a didactic manner. 

• Eduardo Martínez Naves (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) will discuss about the work related to the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance”. The laureates identified the immune system’s security guards, the regulatory T cells, which prevent immune cells from attacking our own body. Their discoveries have been decisive for our understanding of how the immune system functions and why we do not all develop serious autoimmune diseases.

• Francisco Guinea (IMDEA Nanociencia) will talk about the Nobel Prize in Physics awared to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit”. This Nobel Prize celebrates a milestone in our understanding of how quantum mechanics extends into the macroscopic world. Their pioneering work not only explored the boundary between quantum and classical physics but also laid the foundation for the development of superconducting qubits and the emerging field of quantum technology.

• José Sánchez Costa (IMDEA Nanociencia) will give an overview of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks”. The laureates in Chemistry 2025 have created molecular constructions with large spaces through which gases and other chemicals can flow. These materials, known as metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), constitute the most porous solid substances currently identified. Their unique structural properties confer significant potential for applications including atmospheric water harvesting in arid environments, carbon dioxide capture, toxic gas storage and the catalytic promotion of diverse chemical reaction.

If you wish to receive a certificate of attendance, please register and sign the attendance list on the day of the event. Certificates will only be issued to participants who register in advance.