Linda B. Buck
Also known as Linda Brown Buck, Linda Buck
American biologist
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Linda B. Buck is an American biologist who made groundbreaking discoveries about how the sense of smell works at the molecular level. Her research helped explain how the nose detects thousands of different odors, which has important implications for understanding human biology and sensory perception.
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5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,384x
- The Hallmarks of Aging
· 2013 · cited 13,780x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,178x
- IntCal13 and Marine13 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves 0–50,000 Years cal BP
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Linda Brown Buck (born January 29, 1947) is an American biologist best known for her work on the olfactory system. She was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Richard Axel, for their work on olfactory receptors. She is currently on the faculty of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
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1947 births20th-century American biologists20th-century American women biologists21st-century American women scientistsAmerican fellows of the Royal SocietyAmerican neuroscientistsAmerican Nobel laureatesAmerican women neuroscientistsBiologists from Washington (state)Columbia University facultyFellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences