Rolf Zinkernagel
Immunologist and 1996 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine, co-discoverer with Peter Doherty of how the immune system recognizes infected cells, with an academic appointment in Switzerland.
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Mar 11, 2026 • 59min
Three Nobels! Are we backing young minds today to pull off what Brian Schmidt, Peter Doherty, Rolf Zinkernagel did?
Rolf Zinkernagel, immunologist and 1996 Nobel laureate; Peter Doherty, immunologist, Nobel winner and science communicator; Brian Schmidt, astrophysicist and 2011 Nobel laureate. They recall serendipity, risky experiments and the young‑career conditions that enable breakthrough work. They debate funding, institutional culture, global shifts and how to protect time and freedom for big, risky science.
