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Winning a Nobel Prize Interrupted His Off-the-Grid Vacation

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By: John Yoon
7 October 2025 at 22:28
Fred Ramsdell found out about his Nobel Prize nearly 12 hours after it was announced because he was on vacation in the Rockies.

© Fred Ramsdell

Fred Ramsdell, who won a Nobel Prize for research into the immune system, said he liked to keep his phone in airplane mode while on vacation and was not expecting an important call on Monday.

Winning a Nobel Prize Interrupted His Off-the-Grid Vacation

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: John Yoon
7 October 2025 at 17:38
Fred Ramsdell found out about his Nobel Prize nearly 12 hours after it was announced because he was on vacation in the Rockies.

© Fred Ramsdell

Fred Ramsdell, who won a Nobel Prize for research into the immune system, said he liked to keep his phone in airplane mode while on vacation and was not expecting an important call on Monday.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems

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By: Gina Kolata and Ali Watkins
6 October 2025 at 21:15
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the prize for research showing how the body regulates its immune responses.

© Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency, via Associated Press

The winners were announced at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday.
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