Brian Kobilka

Brian Kent Kobilka (born May 30, 1955) is an American physiologist. He is best known for his work with G protein-coupled receptors, for which he was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Robert Lefkowitz.He is currently a professor in the department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at Stanford University School of Medicine. He was named a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2011. ^{[1] [2]}

Brian Kobilka
Born	Brian Kent Kobilka (1955-05-30) May 30, 1955 (age 70) Little Falls, Minnesota, United States
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Minnesota Duluth, Yale University, Washington University School of Medicine
Awards	Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2012)
Scientific career
Fields	Crystallography
Institutions	Stanford University, Duke University
Academic advisors	Robert Lefkowitz