David Baker, Demis Hassabis, John Jumper Win 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for AlphaFold2

Oct 9, 2024, 10:13 AM

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M. Jumper for their pioneering work in the field of protein research. David Baker was recognized for his groundbreaking contributions to computational protein design, while Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper were honored for their advancements in protein structure prediction. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that one half of the prize would go to Baker for his work in creating new kinds of proteins, and the other half would be jointly awarded to Hassabis and Jumper for their development of the AI model AlphaFold2, which has successfully predicted the structure of almost all known proteins. This achievement is seen as a monumental step forward in the application of artificial intelligence in scientific research.