The scientist Roderick MacKinnon

Roderick MacKinnon

Living place: Massachusetts

Birthday: 19-2-1956 (68 years old)

Population of US 1956: 168,903,031

Global rank: #43408

Email: updating

Phone number: updating

The scientist Roderick MacKinnon profile

Who is The scientist Roderick MacKinnon?
Neurobiologist and physiologist who received the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the structure and functioning of ion channels. He also worked to figure out the three-dimensional molecular structure of a potassium channel from bacteria using X-ray crystals.
He was awarded the Lasker Albert Prize for Basic Medical Research in 1999 and the Gairdner Foundation International Prize in 2001.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He received his medical degree from Tufts University, after receiving his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Brandeis University.

Family life info

He met his wife Alice Lee at Brandeis University.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling The scientist Roderick MacKinnon?
He shared his Nobel Prize with his colleague Peter Arge.

Body measurements of

How tall is The scientist Roderick MacKinnon? What Roderick MacKinnon's weight?
Height: updating
Weight: updating
Measurements: updating

Summary of Roderick MacKinnon profile

When was The scientist Roderick MacKinnon born?
Roderick MacKinnon birthday 19-2-1956 (at the age of 68).
Where is The scientist Roderick MacKinnon's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Roderick MacKinnon was born in Massachusetts, . is a The scientist, whose Zodiac is Pisces, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Monkey. Roderick MacKinnon's global rank is 43408 and whose rank is 153 in list of famous The scientist. Population of US in 1956 is about 168,903,031 persons.
Celebrities born in:
/
 
 

Events in 1956 and 19-2

Events in US in the birth year of Roderick MacKinnon

  • Autherine Lucy, the first black student at the University of Alabama, is suspended after riots (March 1).
  • U.S. tests the first aerial hydrogen bomb over Namu islet, Bikini Atoll with the force of 10 million tons TNT (May 21). Background: nuclear weapons

Birthday Roderick MacKinnon (19-2) in history

  • Day 19-2 year 1674:
    The Netherlands and Great Britain signed the Westminster Peace Treaty, under which New Amsterdam was to be transferred to Britain (renamed New York).
  • Day 19-2 year 1807: Aaron Burr, vice president under Thomas Jefferson, was arrested for treason. He was later acquitted.
  • Day 19-2 year 1878: Thomas Edison patented the gramophone (phonograph).
  • Day 19-2 year 1942: President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order that resulted in the internment of thousands of Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast.
  • Day 19-2 year 1945: The U.S. Marines went ashore at Iwo Jima.
  • Day 19-2 year 1959: Britain, Turkey, and Greece signed the agreement granting Cyprus independence.
  • Day 19-2 year 1968: The first nationwide broadcast of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood aired on PBS.
  • Day 19-2 year 1997: Deng Xiaoping, Chinese Communist leader, died.
  • Day 19-2 year 2008: Fidel Castro resigned as President of Cuba after 49 years in power. Raúl Castro, Fidel's brother, succeeded him as president.
Show all

Other famous The scientist

Famous people born in 19-2-1956

Note about The scientist Roderick MacKinnon

Roderick MacKinnon infomation and profile updated by nguoinoitieng.tv.