Chemist no. 196 of 350 · Biochemistry

Brian Kobilka

1955-United StatesNobel Chemistry 2012

Structure of G-protein-coupled receptors

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The discovery, explained

Brian Kobilka and the First Look at a Working GPCR

How Brian Kobilka cloned the beta2-adrenergic receptor and solved its crystal structure bound to a G protein. Nobel Chemistry 2012 for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Brian K. Kobilka (born 1955): The Scientist Who Photographed a Receptor at Work

Biography of Brian Kobilka (born 1955), Stanford scientist who solved the structure of the beta2-adrenergic receptor and shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

Teachers: Robert Lefkowitzpostdoc
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