Richard Axel is an American molecular biologist and university professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Columbia University and investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Wikipedia
Born: 1946 (age 77 years), Brooklyn, New York, NY
Spouse: Cori Bargmann
Education: Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Stuyvesant High School, and more
Awards: Richard Lounsbery Award (1989), Perl-UNC Prize (2002), Canada Gairdner International Award (2003), and more