Brian Kobilka

American physiologist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1955 · age 71

Brian Kent Kobilka is an American physiologist and a recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Lefkowitz for discoveries that reveal the workings of G protein-coupled receptors. He is currently a professor in the department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at Stanford University School of Medicine.

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A life in dates

2016The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular DiseasesAward2015Mendel MedalAward2012Nobel Prize in ChemistryAward2010Julius Axelrod AwardAward1994John J. Abel AwardAward1955Born30 May 1955

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Kobilka in Stockholm 2012

Awards

The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases2016

Mendel Medal2015

Nobel Prize in Chemistry2012

Julius Axelrod Award2010

John J. Abel Award1994

About this person

He is also a co-founder of ConfometRx, a biotechnology company focusing on G protein-coupled receptors. He was named a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2011.

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United States