Brian Kobilka

Also known as Brian Kent Kobilka, Brian K. Kobilka, Brian K Kobilka, B. K. Kobilka, B K Kobilka, B. Kobilka, B Kobilka, Kobilka B

American physiologist

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Brian Kobilka is an American physiologist who studies how cells communicate with each other through proteins on their surfaces. His research has important applications for understanding disease and developing new medicines.

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Brian Kent Kobilka (born May 30, 1955) 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.

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