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Brian Kobilka

American physiologist
Person human Q80907

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18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
May 30, 1955
Place of birth
Little Falls
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
biochemist, physicist, university teacher, chemist, physiologist, crystallographer, biophysicist, physician[9][10][11]
Employer
Duke University, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University[13][14][15]
Field of work
crystallography[12]
Educated at
University of Minnesota Duluth, Yale School of Medicine, Duke University[16][17]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[28]
Award received
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, John J. Abel Award, Mendel Medal, The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases, Julius Axelrod Award[19][20][21][22][23]
Doctoral advisor
Robert Lefkowitz[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Family name
Kobilka[30]
Given name
Brian[31]
Interested in
biochemistry[34]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Royal Irish Academy[24][25][26][27]
Name in native language
Brian Kobilka[33]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000079534689
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5958-3990
VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
no2010078364
GND ID
1209585758
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Brian Kobilka (649437151).jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
64955
Awards & Winners artist ID
04q2v48
BIBSYS ID
13061574
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
kobilka-brian-k
DBLP author ID
196/3209
DDB person (GND) ID
1209585758
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Dimensions author ID
01107022045.13
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Brian-Kobilka
Freebase ID
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GEPRIS person ID
218273188
Google Scholar author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
brian-kent-kobilka
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
20806418
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3273012
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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HAS member ID
10070961
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
70714
JRC Names ID
1613189
Lex ID
Brian_K._Kobilka
Loop ID
28658
Munzinger person ID
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NE.se ID
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NUKAT ID
nx2022779447
National Academy of Sciences member ID
2539730
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9813915513805606
Nobel Laureate API ID
879
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
5123521
ResearchGate profile ID
Brian-Kobilka
SNK ID
157435
Scopus author ID
7102457924
Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
vtls010548503
The Conversation author ID
97981
Treccani ID
brian-k-kobilka
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
brian-kobilka
Who's Who UK ID
U266768
WorldCat Entities ID
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Occupation 8
physician, physicist, chemist, biochemist, university teacher, physiologist, crystallographer, biophysicist
Award received 5
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, John J. Abel Award, Mendel Medal, The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases, Julius Axelrod Award
Author of 3
Highly Branched Pentasaccharide-Bearing Amphiphiles for Membrane Protein Studies, New penta-saccharide-bearing tripod amphiphiles for membrane protein structure studies, Structure and dynamics determine G protein coupling specificity at a class A GPCR
Educated at 3
Duke University, Yale School of Medicine, University of Minnesota Duluth
Employer 3
Stanford University, Duke University, Stanford University School of Medicine
← Authored by 3
Highly Branched Pentasaccharide-Bearing Amphiphiles for Membrane Protein Studies, New penta-saccharide-bearing tripod amphiphiles for membrane protein structure studies, Structure and dynamics determine G protein coupling specificity at a class A GPCR
Affiliated with 2
Stanford University, Stanford University Medical Center
Member of 2
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral advisor 1
Robert Lefkowitz
Doctoral advisors 1
Robert Lefkowitz
Field of work 1
crystallography
Given name 1
Brian
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
biochemistry
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Little Falls
Religion or worldview 1
Catholicism
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Brian Kobilka, born May 30, 1955, in Little Falls [1][2], is a United States citizen whose career spans multiple scientific disciplines. He works as a biochemist, physicist, university teacher, chemist, physiologist, and crystallographer [3]. A practicing Catholic [4], Kobilka earned his education at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Yale School of Medicine, and Duke University .

Kobilka has been affiliated with Duke University and Stanford University School of Medicine, and has served at Stanford University since 1989 [5]. His primary field of study is crystallography . His contributions to science have been recognized with several awards, including the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, John J. Abel Award, Mendel Medal, The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases, and Julius Axelrod Award [6][7][8][9][10][11].

FAQs

Where was Brian Kobilka born?

Brian Kobilka was born in Little Falls[2].

What did Brian Kobilka do for work?

Brian Kobilka worked as a biochemist[3], physicist[4], university teacher[5], chemist[6], and physiologist[7].

Where did Brian Kobilka go to school?

Brian Kobilka was educated at University of Minnesota Duluth[16] and Duke University[17].

What awards did Brian Kobilka receive?

Honors received include Nobel Prize in Chemistry[19], John J. Abel Award[20], Mendel Medal[21], and The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases[22].

Related Entities

biochemistry crystallography Duke University Robert Lefkowitz United States

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