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Baruch Minke

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Baruch Minke
ברוך מינקה
Born1940 (1940)
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityIsrael
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsHebrew University of Jerusalem

Baruch Minke (ברוך מינקה, born 1940) is an Israeli biochemist and geneticist. He discovered TRP ion channels, involved in sensory sensations and pain.

Since 1987, he has been Professor of Physiology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[1]

In 2010, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Awards for Technical and Scientific Research along David Julius and Linda R. Watkins.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Baruch Minke profile". The Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC).
  2. ^ "David Julius, Baruch Minke and Linda Watkins, Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research 2010". Prince of Asturias Foundation. 2 June 2010.