Roderick MacKinnon (born February 19, 1956) is an American biophysicist, neuroscientist, and businessman. He is a professor of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics at Rockefeller University who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with Peter Agre in 2003 for his work on the structure and operation of ion channels.

The Glasgow School of Art (GSA; Scottish Gaelic: Sgoil-ealain Ghlaschu) is a higher education art school based in Glasgow, Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards (both taught and research-led), and PhDs in architecture, fine art, and design.. The school is housed in a number of buildings in the centre of Glasgow, upon Garnethill, an area first …

The Fairy Flag (Scottish Gaelic: Am Bratach Sìth) is an heirloom of the chiefs of Clan MacLeod.It is held in Dunvegan Castle along with other notable heirlooms, such as the Dunvegan Cup and Sir Rory Mor's Horn.The Fairy Flag is known for the numerous traditions of celtic fairies, and magical properties associated with it. The flag is made of silk, is yellow or brown in colour, and …

Aaron Ciechanover (/ ɑː h ə ˈ r oʊ n tʃ i ˈ h ɑː n oʊ v ɛər / AH-hə-ROHN chee-HAH-noh-vair; Hebrew: אהרן צ'חנובר; born October 1, 1947) is an Israeli biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for characterizing the method that cells use to …

Roderick MacKinnon a commandé Birth of an idea, une sculpture de 1,5 m de hauteur s’inspirant du canal potassique KcsA [1]. L’œuvre se compose d’un objet en fil de fer représentant l’intérieur du canal associé à un objet en verre soufflé représentant la principale cavité de la structure du canal. ... Wikipedia® est une marque ...

Paul Jozef Crutzen (Dutch pronunciation: [pʌul ˈjoːzəf ˈkrɵtsə(n)]; 3 December 1933 – 28 January 2021) was a Dutch meteorologist and atmospheric chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995 for his work on atmospheric chemistry and specifically for his efforts in studying the formation and decomposition of atmospheric ozone. In addition to studying the ozone layer …

Hans Fischer (German pronunciation: [ˈhans ˈfɪʃɐ] (); 27 July 1881 – 31 March 1945) was a German organic chemist and the recipient of the 1930 Nobel Prize for Chemistry "for his researches into the constitution of haemin and chlorophyll and especially for …

William Knowles, Ryōji Noyori, Barry Sharpless (2001) • John B. Fenn, Kōichi Tanaka, Kurt Wüthrich (2002) • Peter Agre, Roderick MacKinnon (2003) • Aaron Ciechanover, Avram Hershko, Irwin Rose (2004) • Robert Grubbs, Richard Schrock, Yves Chauvin (2005) • Roger D. Kornberg (2006) • Gerhard Ertl (2007) • Osamu Shimomura, Martin ...

Coupe transversale d'une membrane biologique. Une bicouche lipidique est une structure très fine en comparaison de son étendue. Le diamètre d'une cellule de mammifère est typiquement d'une dizaine de micromètres (1 μm = 10 −6 m) tandis que l'épaisseur d'une membrane plasmique est de l'ordre de quelques nanomètres (1 nm = 10 −9 m).La coupe transversale d'une …

Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov (Russian: Алексе́й Алексе́евич Абрико́сов; June 25, 1928 – March 29, 2017) was a Soviet, Russian and American theoretical physicist whose main contributions are in the field of condensed matter physics.He was the co-recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics, with Vitaly Ginzburg and Anthony James Leggett, for theories about how ...

Svante August Arrhenius (/ ə ˈ r iː n i ə s, ə ˈ r eɪ n i ə s / ə-REE-nee-əs, -⁠ RAY-, Swedish: [ˈsvânːtɛ aˈrěːnɪɵs]; 19 February 1859 – 2 October 1927) was a Swedish scientist.Originally a physicist, but often referred to as a chemist, Arrhenius was one of the founders of the science of physical chemistry.He received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1903, becoming the ...

Os Prêmios Nobel (em sueco: Nobelpriset, em norueguês: Nobelprisen) são prêmios atribuídos anualmente pela Academia Real das Ciências da Suécia e Academia Sueca e pelo Comité Nobel Norueguês e o Instituto Karolinska a pessoas e organizações que contribuíram de forma excepcional nos campos da química, física, literatura, paz e fisiologia ou medicina.

The Rockefeller University was founded in June 1901 as The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research—often called simply The Rockefeller Institute—by John D. Rockefeller, who had founded the University of Chicago in 1889, upon advice by his adviser Frederick T. Gates and action taken in March 1901 by his son, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Greatly elevating the prestige of …

Clan MacLeod of The Lewes, commonly known as Clan MacLeod of Lewis (Scottish Gaelic: Clann Mhic Leòid Leòdhais), is a Highland Scottish clan, which at its height held extensive lands in the Western Isles and west coast of Scotland.From the 14th century up until the beginning of the 17th century there were two branches of Macleods: the MacLeods of Dunvegan and Harris …