Peter Agre
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Peter Agre (born 1949) is an American biologist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (which he shared with Roderick MacKinnon) for his discovery of water channels that let water pass in and out of cells. The discovery represents a major breakthrough and has led to a greater understanding of many inherited and acquired water balance disorders, such as kidney disease.
Born in Northfield, Minnesota, Agre received a B.A. in chemistry from Augsburg College in Minneapolis in 1970. His father, Courtland, was a Professor of Chemistry there at the time. Peter went on to receive his medical degree from John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and became a faculty member in the department of medicine in 1984. He was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from Augsburg College in 1995. He is currently a Professor of Biological Chemistry and Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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