Doudna is the Li Ka Shing Chancellor's Chair in Biomedical and Health Sciences at UC Berkeley. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
December 10, 2020
Jennifer Doudna’s trip to Stockholm had to be postponed, but a delegation from Sweden delivered the Nobel Prize medal and diploma to her doorstep on Dec. 8. (To see the full medal presentation on the Berkeley News YouTube channel. The ceremony broadcast from Sweden, including excerpts of the award presentations can be viewed on the Nobel Prize website. UC Berkeley video by Clare Major and Roxanne Makasdjian)
For Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna, the highlight of Nobel 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 in her face 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 will have to wait until next year.
A videographer and photographer captured the intimate gathering on Dec. 8 and the presentation of the 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 molecular and cell biology, son, Andrew, and sister Ellen Doudna of Berkeley.
Doudna is the Li Ka Shing Chancellor's Chair in Biomedical and Health Sciences at UC Berkeley. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Doudna greets guests from the Swedish embassy, Swedish consulate in San Francisco and Nobel Foundation while her son, Andrew, looks on from inside their home. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Doudna talks with her sister Sarah Doudna on FaceTime from New York while a videographer captures the scene. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
The Doudna family's cat, Pickles, attended a portion of the ceremony. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Honorary Consul General Barbro Osher presents a cook book and chocolate Nobel Prize medals to Doudna after presenting her with the real gold Nobel Prize medal. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Honorary Consul General Barbro Osher looks on as Doudna proudly shows off her Nobel Prize medal and diploma. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Doudna displays the gold Nobel Prize medal. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Doudna holds her Nobel Prize medal, which she said is very heavy. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
A closeup of the gold medal Doudna received from the Nobel Foundation. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Doudna exhibits her gold Nobel Prize medal to her sister Sarah in New York. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Doudna displays the Nobel Prize medal to her sister Ellen Doudna. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Doudna also received a diploma during the ceremony. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Doudna received a cook book displaying the many dishes served at the traditional banquet, which was postponed until 2021. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Doudna's husband, Jamie Cate, and son, Andrew, pose for a photo after the ceremony. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Jennifer Doudna walks with her son Andrew in their home after the ceremony. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
The video and photos were part of a livestreamed ceremony this morning from Stockholm, in which all of the new Nobelists were introduced by members of the Nobel Committees.
Jennifer Doudna reflects on the whirlwind weeks since she learned that she had won, with Emmanuelle Charpentier, the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which was announced on Oct. 7. (UC Berkeley video by Clare Major and Roxanne Makasdjian)
