blog posts Nobel Laureate Phillip Sharp recalls key moment at Illinois Nov 20, 2020 9:30 am by Kimberly WilsonGiving Stories Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images This was a significant turning point in Sharp’s young career - a turning point he is forever grateful to the University of Illinois for - and he went on to receive the 1993 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of RNA splicing. Share on Facebook Tweet Email