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Robert Lefkowitz

American physician and biochemist · United States · Doctors · Born 1943 · age 83

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Robert Joseph Lefkowitz is an American physician and biochemist. He is best known for his discoveries that reveal the inner workings of an important family of G protein-coupled receptors, for which he was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Brian Kobilka.

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2013Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAward2012Nobel Prize in ChemistryAward2009BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge AwardAward2007National Medal of ScienceAwardShaw Prize in Life Science and MedicineAward2006George M. Kober LectureshipAward2003Endocrine Regulation PrizeAwardScientific Grand Prize of the Lefoulon-Delalande FondationAward2001Fred Conrad Koch AwardAwardRobert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Cardiovascular ResearchAward, 20012000The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular DiseasesAward1992Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cardiovascular ResearchAward1987North Carolina Award for ScienceAward1978John J. Abel AwardAward1943Born15 April 1943

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Awards

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science2013
Nobel Prize in Chemistry2012
George M. Kober Medal2011
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award2009
National Medal of Science2007
Albany Medical Center Prize2007
Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine2007
George M. Kober Lectureship2006
Endocrine Regulation Prize2003
Scientific Grand Prize of the Lefoulon-Delalande Fondation2003
Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Cardiovascular Research2001
Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal2001
Fred Conrad Koch Award2001
The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases2000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cardiovascular Research1992
Canada Gairdner International Award1988
North Carolina Award for Science1987
John J. Abel Award1978
John Jay Award

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Robert Joseph Lefkowitz is an American physician and biochemist. He is best known for his discoveries that reveal the inner workings of an important family of G protein-coupled receptors, for which he was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Brian Kobilka. He is currently an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as well as a James B. Duke Professor of Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry at Duke University.

Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
living
Dates
Born 1943 · age 83

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