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Axel won a [[Nobel Prize]] in [[2004]]. He will be one of the heads of the [[Jerome L. Greene Science Center]]. | Axel won a [[Nobel Prize]] in [[2004]]. He will be one of the heads of the [[Jerome L. Greene Science Center]]. | ||
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| + | [http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/journal/journal-o/winter-2005/nobility.html Richard Axel: One of the Nobility in Science], P&S Winter 2005 | ||
[[Category:Nobel Prize winners|Axel, Richard]] | [[Category:Nobel Prize winners|Axel, Richard]] | ||
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- See also Wikipedia's article about "Richard Axel".
Richard Axel, CC '67, is a University Professor officially affiliated with the College of Physicians and Surgeons. He discovered a technique of cotransformation, a process which allows foreign DNA to be inserted into a host cell to produce certain proteins. Patents were filed. These are are known as the "Axel patents". They are used by many pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and have made a pile of money for Columbia. At one point, the university made around $100m per year from the patents. The patents finally expired in August 2000. Boo.
Axel won a Nobel Prize in 2004. He will be one of the heads of the Jerome L. Greene Science Center.
External links
Richard Axel: One of the Nobility in Science, P&S Winter 2005
