There is, however, no shortage of worthy scientific advances from which the Nobel Prize committees can pick. Biologist Dr. Jeffrey Gordon, the Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, is a pioneer in the field. But one reason the project may not have earned a Nobel Prize is the sheer number of people involved in the feat. The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine will be announced on Monday, followed by the physics prize on Tuesday and the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday. The Nobel Prize for literature will be announced on Thursday and the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.