Ian R. Gibbons, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ian R. Gibbons

Research Cell Biologist, University of California, Berkeley

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1931

Place of Birth: Hastings, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Jan-2018

Profession: university teacher, biophysicist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Ian Read Gibbons, (30 October 1931 - 30 January 2018) was a biophysicist and cell biologist.
He discovered and named dynein, and demonstrated energy source as ATP is sufficient for dynein to walk on microtubules.
In 2017, he and Ronald Vale received the Shaw Prize for their research on microtubule motor proteins.