Sleep, Appetite, Gene-Editing Experts Contend for Nobel Chemistry Prize
Clarivate says research on GLP-1, DNA sequencing and sleep molecules is among the leading contenders for the 12-million-kronor award.
- The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences will announce the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in Stockholm today, Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 11:45 am , following Tuesday's physics prize honoring Belgian physicist Francis Halzen.
- Commentators suggest research into molecules regulating sleep and appetite or precision gene editing could contend, while data analytics firm Clarivate spotlighted "self-assembled monolayers " as molecular-scale coatings for tailoring surface properties.
- US chemist and biologist David Liu is a favorite for developing "precision gene editing technologies that directly edit DNA in living systems," while research on hunger-regulating hormone GLP-1 involving Daniel Drucker, Jens Juul Holst, and Svetlana Mojsov remains a top contender.
- Science journalist Lars Brostrom noted that solar cell research by German-born Swiss chemist Michael Gratzel is considered "overdue" for recognition; the award includes a diploma, gold medal, and $1.2-million prize sum.
- The literature laureate will be revealed on Thursday, followed by the peace prize on Friday, with the economics prize concluding the Nobel awards cycle on October 12.
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Sleep, appetite, gene-editing experts contend for Nobel chemistry prize
The winner or winners of the award are scheduled to be named by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm at 11:45 am (0945 GMT). Last year, the jury honoured Japan's Susumu Kitagawa, UK-born Richard Robson and American-Jordanian Omar Yaghi for developing a method of designing molecular structures. This year, data analytics firm Clarivate predicted that research into the hunger-regulating hormone glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) was a co…
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