The following is a list of winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine since 2003:

2013 James E. Rothman (US), Randy W. Schekman (US), Thomas C. Sudhof (Germany)

2012 John B. Gurdon (Britain), Shinya Yamanaka (Japan)

2011 Bruce A. Beutler (US), Jules A. Hoffmann (Luxembourg and France), Ralph M. Steinman (Canada and US)

2010 Robert G. Edwards (Britain)

2009 Elizabeth. H. Blackburn (US and Australia), Carol W. Greider (US) and Jack W. Szostak (US)

2008 Harald zur Haussen (Germany), Francoise Barre-Sinoussi (France), Luc Montagnier (France)

2007 Mario Capecchi (US), Oliver Smithies (US) and Martin Evans (Britain)

2006 Andrew Z. Fire (US) and Craig C. Mello (US);

2005 Barry J. Marshall (Australia) and J. Robin Warren (Australia)

2004 Richard Axel (US) and Linda B. Buck (US);

2003 Paul C. Lauterbur (US) and Peter Mansfield (Britain).

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