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Julius Axelrod

American biochemist (1912–2004)

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Julius Axelrod was an American biochemist. He won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1970 along with Bernard Katz and Ulf von Euler. The Nobel Committee honored him for his work on the release and reuptake of catecholamine neurotransmitters, a class of chemicals in the brain that include epinephrine, norepinephrine, and, as was later discovered, dopamine. Axelrod also made major contributions to the understanding of the pineal gland and how it is regulated during the sleep-wake cycle.

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Born
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Place of birth
New York City wd
Died
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Place of death
Bethesda wd
Citizenship
United States, Poland wd
Occupation
chemist, neuroscientist, pharmacologist, scientist, biochemist wd
Education
City College of New York, New York University, George Washington University Medical School, Seward Park High School wd

Awards wd

  • Canada Gairdner International Award (1967)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1970)
  • Schmiedeberg Plaque (1978)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1979)
  • honorary doctorate from University of Paris-XI (1982)
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience Research (1989)
  • Ralph W. Gerard Prize (1992)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Questions

When was Julius Axelrod born?
Julius Axelrod was born on 30 May 1912 in New York City.
Where did Julius Axelrod study?
Julius Axelrod was educated at City College of New York, New York University, George Washington University Medical School, Seward Park High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Julius Axelrod · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q110106 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Julius Axelrod 3.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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