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Ardem Patapoutian

Molecular biologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel laureate 2021 · United States · Born 1967 · age 59

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Ardem Patapoutian is a Lebanese-American molecular biologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel Prize laureate of Armenian descent. He is known for his work in characterizing the PIEZO1, PIEZO2, and TRPM8 receptors that detect pressure, menthol, and temperature.

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2021Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineAward2020BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge AwardAwardKavli Prize in NeuroscienceAward2019Rosenstiel AwardAward2017W. Alden Spencer AwardAward2016Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAward1967Born2 October 1967

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Patapoutian on a 2022 stamp of ArmeniaPatapoutian on a 2022 stamp of ArmeniaNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021: Discovery of TRPV1 and PIEZO2Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021: Discovery of TRPV1 and PIEZO2

Awards

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine2021
Kavli Prize in Neuroscience2020
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award2020
Rosenstiel Award2019
W. Alden Spencer Award2017
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science2016

In common with Ardem

Thomas C. SüdhofBoth received W. Alden Spencer AwardStephen CookBoth received BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge AwardH. Robert HorvitzBoth received Rosenstiel AwardJohn O'KeefeBoth received Kavli Prize in Neuroscience

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Ardem Patapoutian is a Lebanese-American molecular biologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel Prize laureate of Armenian descent. He is known for his work in characterizing the PIEZO1, PIEZO2, and TRPM8 receptors that detect pressure, menthol, and temperature. Patapoutian is a neuroscience professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Scripps Research in La Jolla, California. In 2021, he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with David Julius.

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Born 1967 · age 59

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