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Brian Kobilka

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American physiologist

United StatesScientistsBorn 1955 · age 71
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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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Awards 5

2016The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases
2015Mendel Medal
2012Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2010Julius Axelrod Award
1994John J. Abel Award

Connected to Brian 6

Masashi YanagisawaAlso won John J. Abel AwardPhillip SharpAlso won Mendel MedalElias James CoreyAlso won Nobel Prize in ChemistryJoachim FrankAlso won Nobel Prize in ChemistryH. Robert HorvitzAlso won Mendel MedalRobert F. FurchgottAlso won Julius Axelrod Award

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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. 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.

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1955 · age 71
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