Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 (2nd Nobel for Barry Sharpless)

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The 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, and K. Barry Sharpless for their pioneering work in click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry. This recognition highlights the significance of these innovations in the field of chemistry. Notably, K. Barry Sharpless becomes only the fourth individual to receive the Nobel Prize twice, having previously won in 2001 for asymmetric epoxidation. The award emphasizes the impact of their research on scientific advancements and applications in various disciplines.
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Carolyn Bertozzi, Barry Sharpless, and Morten Meldal have won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.” Notably, this is Sharpless’s second Nobel; he won in 2001 for his eponymous asymmetric epoxidation.
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/
Congratulations to all the winners on a well-deserved prize.
 
Sharpless is only the fourth two-time Nobelist, and the first to get it twice in Chemistry/

Carolyn Bertozzi is the daughter of physicist William Bertozzi.
 
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Vanadium 50 said:
Sharpless is only the fourth two-time Nobelist, and the first to get it twice in Chemistry/

Carolyn Bertozzi is the daughter of physicist William Bertozzi.
Frederick Sanger won the Chemistry prize twice (1958, 1980):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Sanger
 
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You're right. Fifth and second, then.
 
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