Martin Rodbell

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Martin Rodbell
Rodbell in 1994
Born	(1925-12-01)December 1, 1925 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	December 7, 1998(1998-12-07) (aged 73) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Johns Hopkins University University of Washington
Known for	G-proteins signal transduction
Spouse	Barbara Charlotte Ledermann (m. 1950; 4 children)
Relatives	Sanne Ledermann (sister-in-law)
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1994) Gairdner Foundation International Award (1984) Richard Lounsbery Award (1987)
Scientific career
Fields	Biochemist
Institutions	National Institute of Health Duke University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Martin Rodbell (December 1, 1925^[1] – December 7, 1998) was an American biochemist and molecular endocrinologist who is best known for his discovery of G-proteins. He shared the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Alfred G. Gilman for "their discovery of G-proteins and the role of these proteins in signal transduction in cells."