Ardem Patapoutian
Ardem Patapoutian (born 1967) is an Lebanese-American molecular biologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel Prize laureate of Armenian descent. He is known for his work in characterizing the PIEZO1, PIEZO2, and TRPM8 receptors that detect pressure, menthol, and temperature. Patapoutian is a neuroscience professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Scripps Research in La Jolla, California. […]
Noubar Afeyan
Inventor of Covid vaccine Noubar Afeyan is an American-Canadian entrepreneur, inventor, and philanthropist. He is best known for co-founding the biotechnology company Moderna, through his venture capital firm, Flagship Pioneering, and for co-founding humanitarian projects such as Aurora Prize and The Future Armenian. Afeyan was born to Armenian parents in Beirut, Lebanon in 1962. His grandfather survived the Armenian genocide. His family fled Lebanon in 1975, during the civil war there. He graduated from Loyola […]
Rafi Haladjian
Le lapin qui parlait : Rafi Haladjian et la naissance de Nabaztag Paris, 2005. Dans un petit appartement ensoleillé près du canal Saint-Martin, un lapin blanc en plastique est posé sur un bureau, immobile. Deux longues oreilles, parfaitement pointues. Un nez curieux. Des yeux vides.Rafi Haladjian se tient devant lui, un café à la main, […]
Hagop Souren Akiskal
Revolutionize bipolar disorder treatment Hagop Souren Akiskal (Armenian: Յակոբ Սուրէն Աքըսգալ; 16 January 1944 – 20 January 2021) was a Lebanese-born American psychiatrist and professor, of Armenian descent. He is best known for his research on temperament and bipolar disorder (manic depression), revolutionizing the field of clinical psychiatry.
Avedis Donabedian
Inventor of The Donabedian Model Avedis Donabedian was a physician and founder of the study of quality in health care and medical outcomes research, most famously as a creator of The Donabedian Model of care. Avedis Donabedian was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in an Armenian family from Western Armenia. Although the rest of his parents’ families perished from the Armenian […]
