Julius Axelrod
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Julius Axelrod was an American biochemist and pharmacologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his pioneering work on neurotransmitters and the mechanisms of nerve signal transmission.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Julius Axelrod canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
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biochemist ⓘ human ⓘ pharmacologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
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Gairdner Foundation International Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-05-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-12-29 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Bernard Beryl Brodie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
College of the City of New York
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New York University ⓘ |
| employer |
National Institute of Mental Health
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National Institutes of Health NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Axelrod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biochemistry
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neurochemistry ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ |
| givenName | Julius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree |
Bachelor's degree in biology
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Master's degree in sciences ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elucidation of nerve signal transmission mechanisms
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pioneering work on neurotransmitters ⓘ research on catecholamine metabolism ⓘ work on pineal gland and melatonin ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| notableStudent | Solomon H. Snyder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
discovery of mechanisms of norepinephrine reuptake
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research on neurotransmitter metabolism ⓘ studies on catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) ⓘ |
| occupation |
biochemist
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pharmacologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bethesda, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedNobelPrizeFor | discoveries concerning the humoral transmitters in the nerve terminals and the mechanism for their storage, release and inactivation ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharesNobelPrizeWith |
Bernard Katz
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Ulf von Euler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied |
catecholamine inactivation
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drug metabolism ⓘ neurotransmitter reuptake ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Bethesda, Maryland
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Washington, D.C. metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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