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Peter Agre

American chemist, recipient of Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Peter Courtland Agre is a Nobel Laureate American physician, molecular biologist, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and director emeritus of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute. In 2003, Agre and Roderick MacKinnon shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "discoveries concerning channels in cell membranes." Agre was recognized for his discovery of aquaporin water channels. Aquaporins are water-channel proteins that move water molecules through the cell membrane. In 2009, Agre was elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and became active in science diplomacy.

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Born
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Place of birth
Northfield wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
chemist, molecular biologist, university teacher, physician, microbiologist, researcher wd
Education
Augsburg University, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Roosevelt High School, Johns Hopkins University wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2003)
  • Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences
  • doctor honoris causa of Keiō University
  • honorary doctorate of the National University of San Marcos
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Distinguished Eagle Scout Award
  • George M. Kober Medal (2016)
  • Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award (2005)
  • honorary doctorate from University of Bordeaux-II (2009)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2005)

Questions

When was Peter Agre born?
Peter Agre was born on 30 January 1949 in Northfield.
Where did Peter Agre study?
Peter Agre was educated at Augsburg University, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Roosevelt High School, Johns Hopkins University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Peter Agre · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q102250 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Peter Agre.jpg by Nobel Media (CC BY 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 15 November 2026

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