Roderick MacKinnon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Roderick MacKinnon

American neuroscientist

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1956

Place of Birth: Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

Profession: chemist, university teacher, biochemist, neuroscientist, biophysicist, crystallographer, internist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Roderick MacKinnon (born February 19, 1956) is an American biophysicist, neuroscientist, and businessman.
He is a professor of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics at Rockefeller University who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with Peter Agre in 2003 for his work on the structure and operation of ion channels.