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Richard Axel is a distinguished molecular biologist and neuroscientist. He developed gene transfer techniques that permit the introduction of virtually any gene into any cell permitting the production of a large number of clinically important proteins and leading to the isolation of a gene for CD4, the cellular receptor for the AIDS virus, HIV.
Richard Axel is University Professor and professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics, of neuroscience, and of pathology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is an HHMI investigator, co-director of the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, and a member of the Kavli Institute for Brain Science ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Richard Axel (born July 2, 1946, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American scientist who, with Linda B. Buck, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2004 for pioneering research on the olfactory system. Axel received an A.B. (1967) from Columbia University and an M.D. (1970) from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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Richard Axel, MD. University Professor and Nobel Laureate; Professor of Pathology and Biochemistry; Codirector of Columbia's Zuckerman Institute; Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The Senses. Learning & Memory. Contact. 212-853-1006. ra27@columbia.edu. Go to Lab Website.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2004. Born: 2 July 1946, New York, NY, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. Prize motivation: “for their discoveries of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system”. Prize share: 1/2.
Overview. I am University Professor and Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University Medical Center. In addition, I am a member of the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics; Neuroscience and the Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Curriculum Vitae. Richard Axel, born July 2, 1946, New York, NY, USA. Address: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University, Hammer Health Sciences Center, 701 West 168th Street, Room 1014, New York, NY 10032, USA. Academic Education and Appointments.
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