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James Rothman

James Rothman

Yale University
Canada Gairdner Award Lasker Award National Academy of Sciences Nobel Prize

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Dr. James Rothman is the Wallace Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Chair of the Department of Cell Biology at Yale University School of Medicine. He uses biochemical and biophysical approaches to uncover the mechanisms involved in vesicle trafficking and vesicle fusion. In addition to the Nobel Prize, Rothman has received many awards and honors for his work, including the Albert Lasker Award, the Kavli Prize for Neuroscience, and the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and Institute of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Talks with this Speaker

When Stockholm Called

We asked 12 Nobel Laureates to tell us their story of when Stockholm called. (Talk recorded in September 2016)

When Stockholm Called
Audience:
  • General Public
  • Student
  • Researcher
  • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 2:42

Uncovering the Secretory Pathway

Randy Schekman and James Rothman were awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on elucidating the components and mechanisms of the secretory pathway. (Talk recorded in December 2013)

Audience:
  • Student
  • Researcher
  • H. School / Intro Undergrad
  • Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 25:45