| Richard Axel, born July 2, 1946, New York, NY, USA | |
| Address: | Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University, Hammer Health Sciences Center, 701 West 168th Street, Room 1014, New York, NY 10032, USA |
| Academic Education and Appointments | |
| 1967 | A.B. Columbia University, New York, NY |
| 1970 | M.D. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD |
| 1978 | Professor, Pathology and Biochemistry, Columbia University |
| 1984- | Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University |
| 1999- | University Professor, Columbia University |
| Selected Honours and Awards | |
| 1969 | The Johns Hopkins Medical Society Research Award |
| 1983 | The Eli Lilly Award |
| 1983 | Member, the National Academy of Sciences |
| 1983 | Member, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| 1984 | The New York Academy of Sciences Award in Biological and Medical Sciences |
| 1989 | The Richard Lounsbery Award, National Academy of Sciences |
| 1996 | The Unilever Science Award, with Dr. Linda Buck |
| 1997 | New York City Mayor's Award for Excellence in Science and Technology |
| 1998 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience Research |
| 1999 | The Alexander Hamilton Award, Columbia University |
| 2001 | NY Academy of Medicine Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Sciences |
| 2003 | The Gairdner Foundation International Award for Achievement in Neuroscience |
| 2003 | The Perl/UNC Neuroscience Prize, with Dr. Linda Buck |
| 2003 | Member, the American Philosophical Society |
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet