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Robert Lefkowitz

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Also known as Robert Joseph Lefkowitz, Robert J Lefkowitz

American physician and biochemist

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry2012

    for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Robert
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
The Bronx
Occupation
researcher
Educated at
Duke University
Languages spoken
English language
Academic degree
Doctor of Medicine
Doctoral student
Brian Kobilka
Field of work
biochemistry
Official website
www.lefkolab.org
Image
Robert Lefkowitz 1 2012 (cropped).jpg
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Robert Lefkowitz
date of birth
1943-04-15
interested in
biochemistry
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Encyclopedic overview

Robert Joseph Lefkowitz (born April 15, 1943) is an American physician (internist and cardiologist) 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.

Early life

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