Past scientists
Well after their passing, many Rockefeller scientists continue to influence science through the people they trained and 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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Victor Wilson
1928-2021

Bruce S. McEwen
1938-2020

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