Past scientists

Well after their passing, many Rockefeller scientists continue to influence science through the significant discoveries made during their careers. Scientists who have recently passed away are highlighted here.

Paul Greengard

1925-2019

Greengard revolutionized our understanding of how brain cells communicate with each other and contributed to major advances in the treatment of a wide range of neurological and psychiatric diseases.

Günter Blobel

1936-2018

Blobel discovered the mechanisms by which proteins are targeted for delivery to specific locations within cells.

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Christian de Duve

1917-2013

de Duve, Andrew W. Mellon Professor emeritus at The Rockefeller University is one of the founding fathers of the modern field of cell biology.

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Ralph Steinman

1943-2011

Steinman, an immunologist who spent his entire career at Rockefeller and died just days before the Nobel Prize committee announced his name.

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Mitchell J. Feigenbaum

1944-2019

David C. Gadsby

1947-2019

Attallah Kappas

1926-2018

Eddie Cohen

1923-2017

John Zabriskie

1929-2017

Peter Model

1933-2017

Peter Sellers

1930-2014

Peter Marler

1928-2014

Norton Zinder

1928-2012

Philip Siekevitz

1918-2009