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4 g protein coupled receptors rule the mind through ion channels ph d bertil hille
Bertil Hille (born October 10, 1940) is a professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Washington. He is particularly well known for his research and expertise on cell signalling by ion channels.
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- 4 g protein coupled receptors rule the mind through ion channels ph d bertil hille
- 1 g protein coupled receptors rule the mind through ion channels ph d bertil hille
- Early life and education
- Personal life
- Scientific contributions
- Awards and distinctions
- References

1 g protein coupled receptors rule the mind through ion channels ph d bertil hille
Early life and education

Hille was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He attended the Foote School and Westminster School (Connecticut) and received his B.S. summa cum laude in Zoology from Yale University (1962) and his Ph.D. in Life Sciences from The Rockefeller University (1967).
Personal life

He is married to Merrill Burr Hille, Professor Emerita of Biology at the University of Washington, and has two sons, Erik Darwin Hille and Jon Trygve Grey.
Scientific contributions

In addition to his significant research contributions, he is the author of several editions of Ion Channels of Excitable Membranes, described as the reference textbook on ion channels. This text is known for its clarity and precise language, for its attention to the history of neural membrane research, and for the breadth and depth of its scientific coverage.