University of Washington biochemist David Baker has won a share of this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry for deciphering protein structures.

David Baker, a University of Washington School of Medicine professor, was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for computational protein design, a process that allows the development of custom-made proteins.

Johan Åqvist, Hans Ellegren and Heiner Linke award this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M. Jumper at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Christine Olsson/TT News Agency via AP) AP