Brian K. Kobilka(1955)
ChemistryBrian Kent Kobilka is an American physiologist and a recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Lefkowitz for discoveries that reveal the workings of G protein-coupled receptors. He is currently a professor in the department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is also a co-founder of ConfometRx, a biotechnology company focusing on G protein-coupled receptors.
United StatesStanford University
2
Major Awards
517
Publications
78,942
Citations
140
h-index
346
i10-index
152.7
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Career History
Professor
Stanford University
Stanford, US
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Duke University
University of Minnesota Duluth
Yale School of Medicine(doctorate)
Doctoral Advisor
Career Timeline
Duke University?–present
Stanford University School of Medicine?–present
Stanford University1989–present
Top Publications
Structures of the M1 and M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor/G-protein complexes
Science2019330 citations
Structural basis for GLP-1 receptor activation by LY3502970, an orally active nonpeptide agonist
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences2020171 citations
Structural insights into differences in G protein activation by family A and family B GPCRs
Science2020141 citations
G-protein activation by a metabotropic glutamate receptor
Nature2021139 citations
Mechanism of β
<sub>2</sub>
AR regulation by an intracellular positive allosteric modulator
Science2019129 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
KB
K. Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
RY
Roger Y. Tsien
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2008)

Avram Hershko
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2004)

Aaron Ciechanover
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2004)

Frederick Sanger
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980)

Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)

Greg Winter
Copley Medal (2025)

John Michael Jumper
Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)
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