| Linda B. Buck  Born: 29-Jan-1947
Birthplace: Seattle, WA
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Biologist Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Odorant receptors and olfactory organization Shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Richard Axel, for their research into the molecular mechanics of the sense of smell. Father: (electrical engineer)
Mother: (homemaker)
Sister: (2 sisters)
High School: Roosevelt High School, Seattle, WA (1965)
University: BS Psychology, University of Washington (1975)
University: BS Microbiology, University of Washington (1975)
University: PhD Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (1980)
Teacher: Columbia University (1980-91)
Teacher: Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School (1991-2001)
Professor: Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School (2001-02)
Teacher: Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington (2002-)
Nobel Prize for Medicine 2004 (with Richard Axel)
American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow (2002)
National Academy of Sciences 2003
Irish Ancestry Paternal
Swedish Ancestry Maternal
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