2014 Event The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Edvard Moser, May-Britt Moser and John O'Keefe, neuroscientists who discovered the brain cells responsible for positioning and navigation memory 2013 Event Winners of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine include German scientist Thomas C. Sudhof and American scientists Randy Schekman and James Rothman 2013 Event The Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine for in vitro fertilisation, Robert G. Edwards, dies at age 87 1994 Event Nobel prize for physiology awarded to Alfred Gilman and Martin Rodbell 1932 Birthday Paul Erlich, born in Bad Homburg, Germany, scientist, immunologist, won Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, developed first antibacterial drug in modern medicine 1916 Birthday Christian B. Anfinsen, U.S. chemist, cell physiology, Nobel 1972 1896 Birthday George L Funke, botanist, Flower Physiology 1708 Birthday Albrecht von Haller, born in Switzerland, experimental physiology, Academy of Science