Richard Axel(1946)
MedicineRichard Axel is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2004) from United States. They have received 2 major awards in total. Their primary field is Medicine. They were educated at Columbia University and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. They have been affiliated with Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
United States
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Career History
University Professor
Columbia University
New York, US
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
MD
1970
Columbia University
AB
1967
Research Funding
Internal Representations of the Olfactory World: Neural Circuits Mediating Innate and Learned Behavior
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Representation of Internal State in the Fly Brain
Simons Foundation
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Career Path
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Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Columbia University
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Stuyvesant High School
Career Timeline
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine?–present
Howard Hughes Medical Institute?–present
Columbia University?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Top Publications
Representational drift in primary olfactory cortex
Nature2021293 citations
Acetic acid activates distinct taste pathways in Drosophila to elicit opposing, state-dependent feeding responses
eLife201975 citations
Olfactory landmarks and path integration converge to form a cognitive spatial map
Neuron202171 citations
Evolving the olfactory system with machine learning
Neuron202148 citations
Individual bitter-sensing neurons in Drosophila exhibit both ON and OFF responses that influence synaptic plasticity
Current Biology202134 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
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Gairdner International Award (2008)
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Gairdner International Award (2008)
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2025)
Katalin Karikó
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2024)
Victor Ambros
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
Gary Ruvkun
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
Drew Weissman
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
Svante Pääbo
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2022)
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