Nobel Prize Week in Photos | UW Medicine Huddle

David Baker, PhD, professor of biochemistry at UW School of Medicine, attended the 2024 Nobel Prize week (Dec. 6-12) in Stockholm, Sweden, to accept the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The award ceremony culminated a week of events and exhibits in Stockholm and Oslo, many of which were shared worldwide via livestream, which you can watch below. The ceremonies honored the lives and contributions of the Nobel laureates and fostered public appreciation of their fields of endeavor.

Photo rewind

See Nobel Prize Week photos from the Nobel Lecture Hall to the Nobel Museum.

UW Medicine biochemist David Baker receives his Nobel Prize from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

David Baker receives his Nobel Prize in Chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

Scene from the 2024 Nobel Award Ceremony at Konserthusef Stockholm.

Scene from the 2024 Nobel Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall.

Baker arrives at the Nobel Prize Museum for a gathering of 2024 Nobel Prize laureates and their guests.

Baker donated a broken ski pole to the Nobel Museum. A reminder that when something doesn't go as planned, it's important to keep going.

At a Nobel Prize Museum exhibit, Baker stands with a dress designed by Jane Elliotte Svhan and Alvaro Sanchez. The beading and draped silk draw inspiration from protein structures.

David Baker gives his Nobel Acceptance Lecture in Chemistry.

Photo by Ian Haydon, UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design

Baker laughing with colleagues in Nobel Lecture Hall.

Baker shares some light moments with his colleagues in the Nobel Lecture Hall.

Photo by Ian Haydon, UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design

Baker's Nobel diploma is an original work of art created by artist Catharina Bauer, calligrapher Marianne Pettersson Soold and bookbinder Leonard Gustafssons.

Livestream recordings

If you missed the live event streams, you can watch the recordings below.

Nobel Prize acceptance lectures in chemistry

On Dec. 8, Baker was one of three speakers, along with fellow protein scientists and laureates Demis Hassabis and John Jumper. Watch the lecture recording below.

Nobel Prize award ceremony

On Dec. 10, Baker received the Nobel Prize medal and diploma from Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden. Watch the ceremony recording below.

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Editor’s Note: Originally published by the UW Medicine Newsroom and written by Leila Gray.

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