Protein kinase M zeta (PKMzeta), a molecule essential for memory storage and in creating and retaining long-term memories. Jun 7 2017
1) First to correlate firing of neuronal cells to specific behaviors; 2) Head-direction cells, part of the neural basis of navigation and spatial behavior in animals. Jun 7 2017
Pioneering studies in the autonomic nervous system and fields of neurophysiology, neuroendocrinology; and cardiac physiology. Jun 7 2017
The gene responsible for the COX-2 enzyme, opening the door to anti-inflammatory medications Jun 7 2017
Hyaluronidases are a family of six enzymes discovered in the Human Genome and identified for the first time. This was accomplished in a coordinated approach using enzyme chemistry, cell biology, and bioinformatics Jun 7 2017