Trio of Researchers Awarded Nobel Prize for Groundbreaking Discovery of Immune Cells That Prevent Autoimmune Disease

Three researchers were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on October 6 for their fundamental discoveries about the cells that keep humans’ immune systems in check and prevent autoimmune diseases. Mary Brunkow, Frederick Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi’s work to identify regulatory T cells launched the field of peripheral tolerance...