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 W. Tsien ×1

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instanceOf biophysicist
human
neuroscientist
university professor
academicDegree PhD in biophysics
awardReceived Membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Membership in the National Academy of Sciences
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
doctoralThesisTopic biophysical mechanisms in excitable cells
educatedAt Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Oxford University
employer New York University
Stanford University
ethnicGroup Chinese American
familyName Tsien
fieldOfWork biophysics
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
National Academy of Sciences
Society for Neuroscience
name Richard W. Tsien
notableFor pioneering work on cellular mechanisms of synaptic transmission
pioneering work on molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity
notableStudent Thomas Südhof
notableWork studies of calcium channel function in neurons
studies of synaptic modulation and plasticity
occupation research scientist
university teacher
positionHeld Chair of the Department of Neuroscience and Physiology at NYU Langone Medical Center
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
regulation of synaptic strength
signal transduction in neurons
voltage-gated calcium channels
siblingRelationship Older brother of Roger Y. Tsien
workInstitution NYU Langone Medical Center
New York University
Stanford University

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Karl Deisseroth
hasDoctoralAdvisor
Richard Tsien ("Richard W. Tsien")
name
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience
notableRecipient

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