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William Kaelin Jr.
| Full Name of the recipient | William Kaelin Jr. |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Year of Award | 2019 |
| Share in Award | 33.3% |
| Award Shared with | Gregg L. Semenza (33.3%) Peter J. Ratcliffe (33.3%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD, USA Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham Women's Hospital Harvard Medical, Boston, MA, USA |
| Place of Birth | New York, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 23 November 1957 |
| Age at the time of Award | 61 years |
