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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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Wikidata facts
- 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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- Commons category
- 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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