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Ardem Patapoutian (born 1967) is a Lebanese-American molecular biologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel Prize laureate of Armenian descent. He is known for his work in characterizing the PIEZO1 , PIEZO2 , and TRPM8 receptors that detect pressure, menthol , and temperature.
Ardem Patapoutian. Professor Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Presidential Endowed Chair in Neurobiology Department of Neuroscience. Email. Research Focus. The sense of touch is unique in perceiving stimuli both physical (temperature, mechanical) and chemical (compounds that cause pain, itch, et cetera) in nature.
Ardem Patapoutian is a Lebanese-born scientist who discovered the receptor for pressure sensation. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021 with David Julius for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.
welcome. Our current research at Scripps Research focuses on identifying and characterizing ion channels and other sensors that translate mechanical stimuli to chemical signals.
May 10, 2024 · Ardem Patapoutian, Lebanese-born American molecular biologist known for his investigations of the molecular basis of touch. Among his key discoveries was the identification of ion channels that convert mechanical force into neuronal signals.
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021 was awarded jointly to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian "for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch"
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Browse the recent publications by Ardem Patapoutian, a professor of molecular and cell biology at Caltech, and his lab members. The publications cover topics such as mechanotransduction, iron metabolism, urination, and malaria.
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