Ardem Patapoutian

Few stories move me like Ardem Patapoutian's. Born in Beirut to an Armenian family, he came of age through Lebanon's civil war before making his way to the United States, where he unraveled how our bodies sense touch and temperature. Winning the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine sealed his place among the truly great. What strikes me is the magnitude of explaining, at the molecular level, the everyday sensations of pressure and warmth that we never think to question. From upheaval to the summit of science, I feel only admiration. He embodies the stubborn strength of someone who refuses to abandon the pursuit of knowledge.

Name (English)

Ardem Patapoutian

Name (Japanese)

アーデム・パタプティアン

Reading

あーでむ・ぱたぷてぃあん

Born

October 2, 1967 (age 58)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Goat

Origin

Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon

Occupation

molecular biologist / neuroscientist / neurologist

University

American University of Beirut

Awards & achievements

• 2019 Rosenstiel Award
• 2017 W. Alden Spencer Award
• 2020 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience
• 2020 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
• 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 2016 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

• Official sitehttps://patapoutianlab.org
• Xhttps://x.com/ardemp
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardem%20Patapoutian
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%82%BF%E3%83%97%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60322501

Tags

• Beirut Governorate
• molecular biologist
• neuroscientist
• neurologist

Last updated

2026-06-24

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.