Media Coverage (Nobel Prize)

This feature traces the remarkable arc of Mary Brunkow — from undergraduate at the University of Washington to 2025 Nobel Laureate — spotlighting her foundational discovery of the gene FOXP3, and how that breakthrough unlocked a new understanding of immune-system self-tolerance. The story also reflects on the years of basic research, the long-standing impact on immunology, and how Brunkow’s journey connects back to her roots in Seattle’s scientific community.

University of Washington alum Mary Brunkow has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for pioneering research into how the immune system is prevented from attacking the body’s own tissues – work that has profound implications for autoimmune disease, cancer therapies, and transplant medicine.

Explained PH includes ISB’s Dr. Mary Brunkow among the 2025 Nobel laureates whose discoveries revolutionized our understanding of the immune system. (Note – minor editorial inconsistencies included in original text.)

The Nobel Prize organization has published an educational resource to help teachers introduce students to the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, highlighting the discoveries of Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi in immune tolerance.

October was a banner month for biochemistry and molecular biology, with researchers across the field earning major honors – including a Nobel Prize awarded to Mary Brunkow and discoveries poised to transform medicine.

Local achievement with global impact: This editorial highlights how the Nobel Prize awarded to Mary Brunkow and her colleagues extends far beyond Seattle, recognizing groundbreaking work in immune-system regulation that stands to benefit humanity at large.

The Lancet profiles 2025 Nobel laureates Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi, tracing their decades-long collaboration that uncovered the FOXP3 gene and regulatory T cells – discoveries that transformed understanding of immune tolerance and opened new paths for treating autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

The Associated Press spotlights its behind-the-scenes work covering the 2025 Nobel Prize, using global collaboration and exclusive access – from a pre-dawn knock at Dr. Mary Brunkow’s door to multimedia teamwork worldwide – to deliver prompt, emotionally charged storytelling.