Ronald Vale
Ronald Vale · Science & Medicine
Cell biologist who discovered kinesin, a motor protein that transports cargo within cells.
1959, Los Angeles, California, USA
United States (San Francisco · Janelia, Virginia)
Ronald Vale is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Cell biologist who discovered kinesin, a motor protein that transports cargo within cells.
Vale discovered the motor protein kinesin in 1985, revealing how cells transport cargo along microtubules, and later became a reformer of scientific training and publishing. Born in Los Angeles, he is listed among Jewish biologists by Jinfo.org, though available biographies do not further document a Jewish background. He received the Lasker and Shaw prizes for his discovery.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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Cell biologist who discovered kinesin, a motor protein that transports cargo within cells.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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