Stephen Kuffler

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gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Louisa_Gross_Horwitz_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1913-08-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Timișoara,_Austria-Hungary
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1980-10-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Edgar_Adrian
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:Eric_Kandel
gptkb:Torsten_Wiesel
gptkb:David_Hubel
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Berlin
gptkb:University_of_London
gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkb:University_of_Vienna
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Harvard_Medical_School
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkbp:fieldOfWork biophysics
neurobiology
physiology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stephen Kuffler
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Eric_Kandel
gptkb:Torsten_Wiesel
gptkb:David_Hubel
many modern neuroscientists
gptkbp:knownFor research on synaptic transmission
discovering receptive fields in the retina
founding modern neurobiology
studies of the neuromuscular junction
work on sensory physiology
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
English
Hungarian
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
Hungarian
gptkbp:notableWork research on frog neuromuscular junction
studies of sensory neurons in the skin
discovering on-center and off-center retinal ganglion cells
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:neuroscientist
gptkb:professor
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkb:London,_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Sydney,_Australia
gptkb:Vienna,_Austria
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Joyce_Kuffler
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