Richard Axel

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Nobel laureate human molecular biologist neuroscientist

Richard Axel is an American neuroscientist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the molecular biology of the sense of smell.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel laureate → human → molecular biologist → neuroscientist →
academicDiscipline	neurobiology →
awardReceived	Albany Medical Center Prize → Gairdner Foundation International Award → Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize → Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine →
citizenshipStatus	American →
coRecipientOf	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2004 →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1946-07-02 →
doctoralAdvisor	Sol Spiegelman →
educatedAt	Columbia University → Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine →
employer	Columbia University →
familyName	Axel →
fieldOfWork	molecular biology → neuroscience → olfaction →
givenName	Richard →
hasDoctoralDegreeIn	biomedical sciences → medicine →
hasORCID	0000-0002-XXXX-XXXX →
hasRole	principal investigator → university professor →
influenced	modern olfactory neuroscience →
knownFor	discovering large family of olfactory receptor genes → elucidating organization of olfactory system →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → Howard Hughes Medical Institute → National Academy of Sciences →
NobelPrizeCategory	Physiology or Medicine →
NobelPrizeYear	2004 →
notableFor	molecular biology of the sense of smell →
notableStudent	Linda B. Buck →
notableWork	Odorant receptor gene family discovery →
placeOfBirth	New York City →
positionHeld	professor at Columbia University →
researchFocus	neural circuits of olfaction → sensory perception →
sexOrGender	male →
sharesNobelPrizeWith	Linda B. Buck →
workInstitution	Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Bronx High School of Science →	hasAlumnus
Columbia University →	hasNotableFaculty
National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences →	notableRecipient