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Ardem Patapoutian

Native name: Արտեմ Փաթափութեան

Also known as: A Patapoutian

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Place of birth:

Beirut Show on Google Maps

Birth date:

1967-10-02 • Birth Sign: Libra

Citizenship:

United States, Lebanon, Armenia

Short Bio:

Ardem Patapoutian (, ; born 1 October 1967) is a Lebanese-American molecular biologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel Prize laureate of Armenian descent. He is known for his work in characterizing the PIEZO1, PIEZO2, and TRPM8 receptors that detect pressure, menthol, and temperature. Patapoutian is a neuroscience professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Scripps Research in La Jolla, California. In 2021, he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with David Julius.

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Science and academia molecular biologist neuroscientist neurologist Beirut United States Lebanon Armenia