Linda B. Buck(1947)
MedicineLinda Brown Buck is an American biologist best known for her work on the olfactory system. She was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Richard Axel, for their work on olfactory receptors. She is currently on the faculty of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
United States
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Researcher
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, US
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Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Columbia University
Roosevelt High School
University of Washington(Bachelor of Science)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center(Doctor of Philosophy)
Career Timeline
Harvard Medical School1991–2002
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center2002–present
University of Washington2003–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Top Publications
A psychological stressor conveyed by appetite-linked neurons
Science Advances202026 citations
Olfactory inputs to appetite neurons in the hypothalamus
20232 citations
Olfactory inputs to appetite neurons in the hypothalamus
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences20260 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
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Andrew Z. Fire
Gairdner International Award (2008)
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Craig C. Mello
Gairdner International Award (2008)
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Shimon Sakaguchi
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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