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Stanford’s Brian Kobilka wins 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

On Oct. 10, Brian Kobilka, MD, professor and chair of molecular and cellular physiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on G-protein-coupled receptors, or GPCRs.

  1. 2012 #NobelPrize in #Chemistry was awarded jointly to Robert J. Lefkowitz & Brian K. Kobilka "for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors".
  2. Breaking: Americans Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka win Nobel chemistry prize. wsj.com
  3. Thrilled to announce that #Stanford Prof. Brian Kobilka is a co-recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry stan.md/Re2wQ6 #SUNobel
  4. @Stanford Prof. Brian Kobilka woke up to learn he won a Nobel Prize in chemistry for his discoveries on cell proteins. http://pic.twitter.com/aBGHNZrd
  5. Stanford prof gets early morning phone call -- Surprise! You've won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry: bit.ly/RwN6DG
  6. #NobelPrize winner Brian Kobilka: After I spoke w/ abt 5 people ... w/ really convincing Swedish accents, I started to think it was for real
  7. At Brian Kobilka's house. The scene is one of controlled chaos w/ nonstop calls from well-wishers & media #SUNobel twitpic.com/b2udgl
  8. Oh, did one of my collaborators win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry today? YES HE DID!!!!!!! YES HE DID!!!!!!
  9. My former supervisor Brian Kobilka get the chemistry Nobel Prize. Well deserved! -- flickr.com/photos/vero-ch… http://pic.twitter.com/PrcCpG51
  10. "If you're really interested in something enough, you just keep working on it..." call w Kobilka #NobelPrize#Chemistry Nobelprize.org
  11. My longer thoughts on Brian Kobilka in this Ars Technica thread: http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/10/nobel-prize-for-the-heart-of-cell-signaling/?comments=1#comment-23363404
  12. Busy morning for Nobel Laureate Brian Kobilka—he's been fielding calls since getting the news at 2:20am #SUNobel twitpic.com/b2ujzo
  13. MT @whitehouseostp: Congrats to Americans Robert Lefkowitz & Brian Kobilka for their #Nobel Prize wins in Chemistry! @dukeresearch @Stanford
  14. Nobel prize in chemistry: Brian Kobilka reacts to honour - video gu.com/p/3b36a/tf
  15. Lefkowitz: Kobilka has taken this research to its atomic resolution through finding the crystalline structures #DukeLive
  16. A good day in science for all us GPCR folks, congrats to Lefkowitz and Kobilka. #nobelprize
  17. #NobelPrize winner Brian Kobilka: This work that I've been cited for is, in large part, an incredible collaborative effort #SUNobel
  18. Nobel laureate Brian Kobilka possesses a passion for #science, shuns limelight and loves cinnamon toast: stan.md/Rx5Cft #SUNobel
  19. Stanford colleagues share congratulations and reflections about Brian Kobilka's #NobelPrize: stan.md/RxCd4G #SUNobel

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