An Afternoon with Sir Peter Ratcliffe, 2019 Nobel Prize Winner for Physiology or Medicine.

Sir Peter Ratcliffe was recognized with a Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2019 for his contributions to uncovering the mechanism by which the 40 million cells in our body detect and react to low oxygen levels. Discover how this fundamental research has furthered our understanding of the body’s basic functions and how this mechanism could be used to fight diseases like anemia and cancer. Sir Peter was co-recipient with Gregg Semenza and William Kaelin.

Delivered in partnership with the Gairdner Foundation.

About the Speaker

Peter J Ratcliffe (photo courtesy of Ludwig Cancer Research)

Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe is the Director of clinical research at the Francis Crick Institute, the Director for the Target Discovery Institute  and Member of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research.

Sir Peter is a physician and scientist known for his research into the regulation of erythropoietin (EPO), a hormone that stimulates red blood cell production in response to low blood oxygen levels, and for his research into the mechanisms cells use to sense oxygen. His discoveries pertaining to cellular oxygen-sensing mechanisms earned him a share of the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine (shared with American scientists William G. Kaelin, Jr., and Gregg L. Semenza). Sir Peter was a Canada Gairdner Award recipient in 2010.