The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper for their contributions to the understanding of proteins. This year’s recipients have unveiled the mysteries of proteins utilizing computational methods and artificial intelligence.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2024 has been awarded to David Baker for his work in computational protein design, while Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper received the prize jointly for their contributions to protein structure prediction.
This year’s recipients of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry have unveiled the mysteries of proteins through the application of computing and artificial intelligence.
Hassabis and Jumper have effectively employed artificial intelligence to forecast the structures of nearly all known proteins, whereas Baker has developed the ability to manipulate the fundamental components of life and synthesize entirely new proteins.
The capacity to engineer proteins endowed with novel functions has the potential to give rise to innovative nanomaterials, precision pharmaceuticals, accelerated vaccine development, advanced sensors, and a more sustainable chemical industry, among other applications that significantly benefit humanity.