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Martin Rodbell | |
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Born | |
Died | December 7, 1998 | (aged 73)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University University of Washington |
Known for | G-proteins signal transduction |
Spouse | |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Sanne Ledermann (sister-in-law) |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1994) Gairdner Foundation International Award (1984) Richard Lounsbery Award (1987) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemist |
Institutions | National Institute of Health Duke University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Martin Rodbell (December 1, 1925[1] – December 7, 1998) was an American biochemist and molecular endocrinologist who is best known for his discovery of G-proteins. He shared the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Alfred G. Gilman for "their discovery of G-proteins and the role of these proteins in signal transduction in cells."