Alan Lloyd Hodgkin
Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine 1963
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Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, born on February 5, 1914, in Banbury, United Kingdom, was a renowned British physiologist. He is best known for his work on the ionic mechanisms involved in excitation and inhibition of nerve cell membranes. In 1963, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his groundbreaking discoveries in this field. Hodgkin significantly advanced our understanding of the nervous system's functioning. He passed away on December 20, 1998.
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- Who is Alan Lloyd Hodgkin?
- Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, born on February 5, 1914, in Banbury, United Kingdom, was a renowned British physiologist. He is best known for his work on the ionic mechanisms involved in excitation and inhibition of nerve cell membranes. In 1963, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his groundbreaking discoveries in this field. Hodgkin significantly advanced our understanding of the nervous system's functioning. He passed away on December 20, 1998.
- In what year did Alan Lloyd Hodgkin win the Nobel Prize?
- 1963 — Medicine