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Randy W. Schekman
| Full Name of the recipient | Randy W. Schekman |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Year of Award | 2013 |
| Share in Award | 33.3% |
| Award Shared with | James E. Rothman (33.3%) Thomas C. Sudhof (33.3%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| Place of Birth | St. Paul, MN, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 30 December 1948 |
| Age at the time of Award | 64 years |
