Ian Read Gibbons
✓ Source-basedfallingResearch Cell Biologist, University of California, Berkeley (1931-2018)
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Ian Read Gibbons, was a biophysicist and cell biologist. He discovered and named dynein, and demonstrated energy source as ATP is sufficient for dynein to walk on microtubules. In 2017, he and Ronald Vale received the Shaw Prize for their research on microtubule motor proteins.
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Joseph G. GallAlso won E. B. Wilson MedalMaria JasinAlso won Shaw Prize in Life Science and MedicinePeter CraneAlso won International Prize for BiologySerge DaanAlso won International Prize for BiologyMarilyn FarquharAlso won E. B. Wilson Medal
Scott D. EmrAlso won Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine
Scott D. EmrAlso won Shaw Prize in Life Science and MedicineAbout this person
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Lived 1931 to 2018 · aged 86
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