cell itself in division, communication between nerve cells in the brain, secretion of insulin and other hormones in the body, and nutrient uptake. Defects in this process lead to a wide variety of conditions, including diabetes and botulism. Awards and honors Rothman was awarded the 2010 Kavli Prize Neuroscience together with Richard Scheller and Thomas C. Südhof for "discovering the molecular basis of neurotransmitters release". Rothman was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine together with Randy Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof for "their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells." Rothman is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and its Institute of Medicine. References External reference 1950 births Living people Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine American Nobel laureates Richard-Lounsbery Award laureates 21st-century American biologists Columbia University faculty Harvard University alumni Members of the European Molecular Biology Organization Members of the National Academy of Medicine Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Foreign Members of the Royal Society Jewish American scientists Princeton University faculty Recipients of the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research Stanford University School of Medicine faculty Yale School of Medicine faculty Yale Sterling Professors Winners of the Heineken Prize Pomfret School alumni Kavli Prize laureates in Neuroscience