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Roderick MacKinnon
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Roderick MacKinnon is an American neuroscientist known for his work on the structure and function of ion channels, which are proteins that control how electrical signals travel through nerve and muscle cells. His research has been important for understanding how the nervous system works and has implications for treating diseases related to nerve and muscle function.
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Chemistry2003
“for structural and mechanistic studies of ion channels”
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Burlington
- Occupation
- internist
- Employer
- The Rockefeller University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- biochemistry
- Image
- Roderick MacKinnon, M.D..jpg
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- Roderick MacKinnon
- date of birth
- 1956-02-19
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- name in native language
- Roderick MacKinnon
- interested in
- biochemistry
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Encyclopedic overview
Roderick MacKinnon (born February 19, 1956) 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.
Biography
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