Martin Rodbell

Martin Rodbell
Rodbell in 1994
Born(1925-12-01)December 1, 1925
DiedDecember 7, 1998(1998-12-07) (aged 73)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
University of Washington
Known forG-proteins
signal transduction
Spouse
(m. 1950)
Children4
RelativesSanne Ledermann (sister-in-law)
AwardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1994)
Gairdner Foundation International Award (1984)
Richard Lounsbery Award (1987)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemist
InstitutionsNational 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."

  1. ^ "Martin Rodbell - Biographical". nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2015-05-15.