Richard Tsien
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Richard Tsien is a prominent American neuroscientist and biophysicist renowned for his pioneering work on the cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity.
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| Richard Tsien canonical | 3 |
| Richard W. Tsien | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
biophysicist
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human ⓘ neuroscientist ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in biophysics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
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Membership in the National Academy of Sciences
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisTopic | biophysical mechanisms in excitable cells ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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University of Oxford ⓘ
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Oxford University
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| employer |
New York University
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Stanford University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Chinese American ⓘ |
| familyName | Tsien ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biophysics
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cellular neurophysiology ⓘ molecular neuroscience ⓘ neuroscience ⓘ synaptic plasticity ⓘ synaptic transmission ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Denis Noble ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Roger Y. Tsien ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ Society for Neuroscience ⓘ |
| name |
Richard Tsien
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surface form:
Richard W. Tsien
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| notableFor |
pioneering work on cellular mechanisms of synaptic transmission
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pioneering work on molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Thomas Südhof ⓘ |
| notableWork |
studies of calcium channel function in neurons
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studies of synaptic modulation and plasticity ⓘ |
| occupation |
research scientist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Department of Neuroscience and Physiology at NYU Langone Medical Center
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Chair of the Department of Physiology at Stanford University ⓘ Founding Director of the Stanford Neurosciences Institute ⓘ Professor of Neuroscience ⓘ Professor of Physiology ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
mechanisms of learning and memory at synapses
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regulation of synaptic strength ⓘ signal transduction in neurons ⓘ voltage-gated calcium channels ⓘ |
| siblingRelationship | Older brother of Roger Y. Tsien ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
NYU Langone Medical Center
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New York University ⓘ Stanford University ⓘ |
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Richard W. Tsien