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UCLA alumnus and University of California Berkeley professor Randy Schekman, was awarded awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today.
Schekman, James Rothman from Yale University, and Thomas Südhof from Stanford University share the prize for discovering how cells organize their transport system, according to the statement.
“Professor Schekman’s dedication to science, research and teaching are a hallmark of our public university,” said UC President Janet Napolitano in a statement released today.
Schekman, who graduated from UCLA in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in molecular science, is the 60th UC faculty member or researcher to be awarded a Nobel Prize, according to the statement. He is currently a professor of molecular and cell biology at UC Berkeley.
“I’ve had the enormous benefit of investment by the people of the state California and the federal government in my science,” Schekman said.
The award was established in 1895 by Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank, in memory of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish chemist and engineer.
Compiled by Chandini Soni, Bruin senior staff.
Correction: The Nobel Prize was established in 1895.