We're down to the finals of Sigma Xi's Nobel Prize prediction contest, October Madness! Your votes this week are more important than ever because you can help your top picks become October Madness champions!
Voting Deadline
Voting is open until September 30, 2020, at 11:59 a.m. Pacific Time.
Chemistry
Who Could Win the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry? Vote Now!
The final chemistry match-up is:
Jennifer Doudna, for her co-discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 genetic engineering technology
Vs.
Ron W. Davis, for advancing technology in genomics, gene editing, and cloning
Physics
Who Could Win the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics? Vote Now!
The final physics match-up is:
Lene Vestergaard Hau, for her work on slowing down and stopping light
Vs.
Jocelyn Bell-Burnell, for discovery of first radio pulsars
Physiology or Medicine
Who Could Win the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine? Vote Now!
The final physiology or medicine match-up is:
Mary-Claire King, for the discovery of BRCA1 Linkage and confirmation of an inherited risk of cancer
Vs.
Arthur L Horwich and Franz-Ulrich Hartl, for discovery molecular chaperon and quality control of protein folding in health and disease
What Happens Next?
Results for the brackets will be announced here on Keyed In and Sigma Xi's social media on October 1. Good luck!
October Madness is not affiliated with the Nobel Prize.