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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Physiology or Medicine (216) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1990s (104) 1994 (12) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1920s (114) 1925 (10) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth North America (290) United States (268) Middle Atlantic states (45) Maryland (2) Baltimore (2) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1990s (82) 1998 (11) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death North America (223) United States (214) Southeastern states (12) North Carolina (4) Chapel Hill (4) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name L-R (240) M (50) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name L-R (258) R (44) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name L-R (156) M (30) Martin (7) 23. Religion 23. Religion Religious group (353) Judaism (160) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 70 - 79 (179) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (601) Life Scientists (181) Biological Scientists (181) 33. Ethnic Origins 33. Ethnic Origins Asia (244) Middle East (197) Israel (197) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens North America (328) United States (307) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University Europe (535) Europe, western (390) Switzerland (65) Geneva (10) University of Geneva (9) Short-term academic staff (4) North America (529) United States (521) Middle Atlantic states (178) Maryland (46) Baltimore (36) Johns Hopkins University (36) Alumni (16) Midwestern states (201) Illinois (131) University of Illinois (30) Urbana-Champaign (30) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (30) Short-term academic staff (13) Southeastern states (38) North Carolina (18) Durham (13) Duke University (13) Short-term academic staff (8) University of North Carolina (9) Chapel Hill (9) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (9) Short-term academic staff (6) Western states (262) Washington (20) Seattle (20) University of Washington (20) Alumni (5) 43. Affilliation with Secondary School 43. Affilliation with Secondary School North America (80) United States (78) Middle Atlantic states (10) Maryland (1) Baltimore (1) Baltimore City College (1) 44. Memberships 44. Memberships A-D (656) A (635) American Academy of Arts and Sciences (531) E-P (571) H (88) Hungarian Academy of Sciences (61) 45. Other Awards 45. Other Awards G-H (389) G (254) Gairdner Foundation International Award (89) Q-Z (398) R (196) Richard Lounsbery Award (9) complete name: Martin Rodbell nobel prize: medicine award year: 1994 together with: Alfred G. Gilman prize share: Prize share: 1/2 rational: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1994 was awarded jointly to Alfred G. Gilman and Martin Rodbell "for their discovery of G-proteins and the role of these proteins in signal transduction in cells." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture given name: Martin family name: Rodbell occupation: chemist occupation: biochemist field of work: biochemistry work location: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 103 South Bldg Cb 9100, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States of America description: Martin Rodbell was an American biochemist and molecular endocrinologist who is best known for his discovery of G-proteins. He shared the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Alfred G. Gilman for "their discovery of G-proteins and the role of these proteins in signal transduction in cells."According to a Plaque posted in Silver Spring Maryland, Dr. Martin Rodbell was a "Nobel Laureate in medicine for discovering that cells were like computer chips." image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1994. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1994/summary/> date birth: 1925 date death: 1998 usual name: Martin Rodbell
