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Brian Kobilka

American physiologist

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Brian Kent Kobilka is an American physiologist and a recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Lefkowitz for discoveries that reveal the workings of G protein-coupled receptors. He is currently a professor in the department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is also a co-founder of ConfometRx, a biotechnology company focusing on G protein-coupled receptors. He was named a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2011.

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Born
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Place of birth
Little Falls wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
biochemist, physicist, university teacher, chemist, physiologist, crystallographer wd
Education
University of Minnesota Duluth, Yale School of Medicine, Duke University wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2012)
  • John J. Abel Award (1994)
  • Mendel Medal (2015)
  • The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases (2016)
  • Julius Axelrod Award (2010)

Questions

When was Brian Kobilka born?
Brian Kobilka was born on 30 May 1955 in Little Falls.
Where did Brian Kobilka study?
Brian Kobilka was educated at University of Minnesota Duluth, Yale School of Medicine, Duke University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Brian Kobilka · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q80907 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Brian Kobilka (649437151).jpg by Charles Parnot (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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