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Robert Lefkowitz
USINFO | 2013-11-20 16:47
The Shaw Laureate in Life Science and Medicine 2007 Laureate
Professor Lefkowitz was born in the United Kingdom. He received a Bachelor Degree in Chemistry at Columbia College, New York in 1962 and then went on to graduate from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1966 with an MD. He is a member of US National Academy of Sciences and The American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The Shaw Laureate in Life Science and Medicine 2007 is awarded to Robert Lefkowitz for his relentless elucidation of the major receptor system that mediates the response of cells and organs to drugs and hormones.
