The Saga of Alfred G. Gilman
Category
Scientists & Inventors
Era / Tenure
Active Era
Leaderboard Rank
#30 in Scientists & Inventors
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ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
Profile & Early Foundations
Alfred Goodman Gilman (July 1, 1941 – December 23, 2015) was an American pharmacologist and biochemist. He and Martin Rodbell shared the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discovery of G-proteins and the role of these proteins in signal transduction in cells." Gilman was the son of Alfred Gilman, who co-authored Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics with Louis S.
THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS
Major Works & Significant Milestones
Goodman, from whom his middle name came.
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
Alfred Goodman Gilman (July 1, 1941 – December 23, 2015) was an American pharmacologist and biochemist.
