Peter Agre
Peter Agre | |
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 Peter Agre in 2011 | |
| Born | January 30, 1949 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Augsburg College (B.A., 1970) Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (M.D., 1974) University Hospitals Case Medical Center (1975-1978) North Carolina Memorial Hospital (1978-1981) |
| Known for | Aquaporins |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2003) Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine Chemistry Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute Duke University |
Peter Agre /ˈɑːɡriː/ (born January 30, 1949) is an American physician and molecular biologist. He was a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
In 2003, Agre and Roderick MacKinnon shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "discoveries concerning ion channels in cell membranes."[1] A
In 2009, Agre was elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and became active in science diplomacy.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2003". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ↑ Earl Lane (2010). "Agre, Pickering: Science Diplomacy a "Critical Tool" in U.S. Foreign Policy". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
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