Chemist no. 195 of 350 · Biochemistry

Robert Lefkowitz

1943-United StatesNobel Chemistry 2012

G-protein-coupled receptors

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The discovery, explained

Robert Lefkowitz and the Hunt for the Hormone Receptor

How Robert Lefkowitz used radioligand binding to prove hormone receptors exist and cloned the beta-adrenergic receptor. Nobel Chemistry 2012 for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Robert J. Lefkowitz (born 1943): From Cardiologist to Receptor Pioneer

Biography of Robert Lefkowitz (born 1943), physician-scientist at Duke University who revealed how GPCRs work and shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

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