Alfred G. Gilman

American pharmacologist (1941-2015)

Alfred Goodman Gilman (July 1, 1941 – December 23, 2015) was an American pharmacologist and biochemist.

Alfred G. Gilman
Born
Alfred Goodman Gilman

(1941-06-01)June 1, 1941[1]
DiedDecember 24, 2015(2015-12-24) (aged 74)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Known forG-proteins
Scientific career
Fieldspharmacologist
InstitutionsCase Western Reserve University (MD-Ph.D., 1969)

He discovered G-proteins.[1] For his discovery, Gilman won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1994. He shared the prize with Martin Rodbell[1]

Gilman died of pancreatic cancer in Dallas, Texas on December 23, 2015 at the age of 74.[2]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Alfred G. Gilman - Facts". Nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  2. "Dr. Alfred G. Gilman, Whose Work on Proteins Won Nobel Prize, Dies at 74". The New York Times.com. Retrieved December 24, 2015.