This year's Nobel Laureate discovered and elucidated mechanisms underlying autophagy, a fundamental process for degrading and recycling cellular components. Oshuma is a professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

News Alert Mon., Oct. 03, 2016 5:39 a.m.     Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi This year's Nobel Laureate discovered and elucidated mechanisms underlying autophagy, a fundamental process for degrading and recycling cellular components. Oshuma is a professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Read more » Advertisement You are signed up for the following breaking news alerts: Technology | National | World | Entertainment | Politics | Health/Science/Environment | Economy/Business | Sports. You are signed up for the following local (DC/MD/VA) news alerts: Local Commuter | Local Other News | Local Crime/Safety | Local Business | Local Weather | Local Politics. You received this email because you signed up for breaking news alerts. For additional free email alerts and newsletters, or to manage your alerts/newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error, or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071