Yale’s James Rothman shares 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Yale University)

(Source: Yale University) James E. Rothman, '71 B.S., the Fergus F. Wallace Professor of Biomedical Sciences, and professor and chair of the Department of Cell Biology at Yale University, was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on how molecular messages are transmitted inside and outside of our cells, the Royal Swedish National Academy announced today (Oct.7). A press conference will be held today at 12:30 p.m. in the Yale School of Medicine's Medical Historical Library, 333 Cedar St. The press conference will also be livestreamed on the Yale YouTube Channel. Rothman, who is also professor of chemistry at Yale, shares the prize with Randy Schekman of the...