invalid link), provides strong evidence that this nomination was invented because Michael Bilirakis does not meet the criteria to nominate anyone for the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology. Nominations for this award, as opposed to the Nobel Peace Prize, are restricted to a select group of people as per the Nobel guidelines: "Candidates eligible for the Medicine Prize are those nominated by nominators who have received an invitation from the Nobel Committee to submit names for consideration." One of the key determinants in selecting nominators is that they also have to be experts in Science and/or Medicine; a politician/lawyer from Florida does not meet the definition. In addition, "the statutes of the Nobel Foundation restrict disclosure of information about the nominations and selecting process for 50 years." So, if he was nominated, it was for the Nobel Peace Prize which is irrelevant to this topic. He also has zero publications that are cited in PubMed. Consequently, there is no scientific record supporting his eligibility for the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology (or any scientific award). References American neurologists Living people Terri Schiavo case Year of birth missing (living people)