Roderick MacKinnon | |
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Nationality | American |
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Known for | Potassium Channel Structure |
Spouse | Jue Chen (2017–) |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
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Roderick MacKinnon (born February 19, 1956[1]) is an American biophysicist, neuroscientist, and businessman. He is a professor of molecular neurobiology and biophysics at Rockefeller University who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with Peter Agre in 2003 for his work on the structure and operation of ion channels.[2][3][4]