Robert Lefkowitz

Robert Lefkowitz
Robert Lefkowitz
	Robert Lefkowitz in Stockholm 2012
Born	Robert Joseph Lefkowitz; April 15, 1943 (age 82); New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	Columbia University
Known for	G protein coupled receptors; beta-arrestins
Spouse(s)	Arna Brandel (divorced); Lynn Tilley (m. 1991)
Awards	National Medal of Science (2007); BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2009); Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2012)
	Scientific career
Fields	Receptor Biology; Biochemistry
Institutions	Duke University; Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Robert Joseph Lefkowitz (born April 15, 1943) is an American physician (internist and cardiologist) and biochemist. He is best known for his work with 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.

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