Martin Rodbell

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1994
Nobel co-recipient: Alfred G. Gilman

Award: "for their discovery of G-proteins and the role of these proteins in signal transduction in cells."

Nobel Prize Cash & Philanthropy

Martin Rodbell found the Nobel Prize money to be of great help. It helped him to bolster his rather meagre retirement savings and to support his four children and grandchildren.