For Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna, the highlight of this most extraordinary Nobel Prize Week was a socially distanced award ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 8, on her patio in Berkeley with 11 people in attendance, followed by takeout. But if the glow surronding her was any indication, she could have been receiving the medal and citation from the King of Sweden on the stage at Stockholm Concert Hall. The traditional celebration has been rescheduled for next year.
A videographer and photographer captured the intimate gathering with the highlight being the presentation of the Nobel gold medal by Barbro Osher, Sweden’s Honorary Consul General in San Francisco, with Anna Sjöström Douagi representing the Nobel Foundation. Doudna, the Li Ka Shing Chancellor’s Chair in Biomedical and Health Sciences at UC Berkeley, was joined by her husband, Jamie Cate, UC Berkeley professor of chemistry and molecular and cell biology, son, Andrew, and sisters Ellen Doudna in attendance and Sarah Doudna calling in from New York.
- Jennifer Doudna's Nobel lecture: You can watch it here.
- Watch the Nobel Prize ceremony from Stockholm.
- Watch behind the scenes footage of Jennifer Doudna receiving the prize at her home.