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John D. Rockefeller Jr. Professor of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics , Investigator,
Rockefeller University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
New York, NY, USA
His laboratory's research aims to understand the molecular mechanisms of a class of integral membrane proteins known as ion channels. By catalyzing the rapid and selective flow of inorganic ions, such as potassium and chloride, across cell membranes, these proteins generate electrical signals in cells.
They study the activity or function of ion channels through patch recording, a technique that allows one to monitor the behavior of a single protein molecule in real time. They investigate the structure of ion channels using X-ray diffraction methods. They have recently uncovered the mechanisms of K+ channels, Cl- channels and their regulatory subunits.
1999 Lasker Award
2000 Rosenstiel Award
2000 Hodgkin-Huxley-Katz Prize
2001 Gairdner Award
2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences which recognized him for revealing process of electrical signaling in humans and other living organisms.
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