Martin Rodbell

Martin Rodbell (December 1, 1925 – December 7, 1998) was an American Biochemist and molecular endocrinologist.

Martin Rodbell
Rodbell on the cover of Environmental Health Perspectives
Born	Martin Rodbell (1925-12-01)December 1, 1925[1] Baltimore, Maryland, United States[1]
Died	December 7, 1998(1998-12-07) (aged 73)[1] Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States[1]
Nationality	American
Occupation	Biochemist
Known for	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1995 discovery of G-proteins

He is best known for discovering G proteins. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1994 for "discovery of G-proteins and the role of these proteins in signal transduction in cells.". He shared the prize with Alfred G. Gilman.^[1]

He died on December 7, 1998 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina from multiple organ failure.^[1]