The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021
Awarded on: 2021-10-04
"for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch"
Affiliations:
- Scripps Research – La Jolla, CA, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute – USA
Ardem Patapoutian
Born: 1967-00-00 in Beirut, Lebanon
Gender: male
Field: Molecular biologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel laureate 2021
Biography
Ardem Patapoutian is a Lebanese-American molecular biologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel Prize laureate of Armenian descent. He is known for his work in characterizing the PIEZO1, PIEZO2, and TRPM8 receptors that detect pressure, menthol, and temperature. Patapoutian is a neuroscience professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Scripps Research in La Jolla, California. In 2021, he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with David Julius.