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Michael Stuart Brown

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Michael Stuart Brown

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Also known as Michael Brown, Michael S Brown

American geneticist and Nobel laureate

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Michael Stuart Brown is an American geneticist, physician, and university teacher. Born in Brooklyn in 1941, he was educated at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. His professional work focuses on genetics, biochemistry, and molecular genetics. He has served as an employer at the University of Texas System and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Brown is a member of the Royal Society, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has received the Heinrich Wieland Prize, the Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry, the Richard Lounsbery Award, and the Canada Gairdner International Award. Additionally, he is recognized in the Nobel Medicine collection. His published works include *Workers At Risk* and *Acceptable risks*.

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Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Workers At Risk
  • Acceptable risks

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1941

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2

    · 2014 · cited 88,512x

  2. Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles

    · 2005 · cited 48,837x

  3. Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

    · 1976 · cited 44,827x

  4. Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold

    · 2021 · cited 43,586x

  5. Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water

    · 1983 · cited 39,551x

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Key facts

Born
Michael Stuart Brown , ( 1941-04-13 ) April 13, 1941 (age 85) , Brooklyn , New York, U.S.
Education
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Known for
Regulation of cholesterol metabolism
Spouse
Alice Lapin ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 ) ​
Children
two
Awards
Heinrich Wieland Prize (1974) Richard Lounsbery Award (1979) William Allan Award (1985) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1985) National Medal of Science (1988)
Fields
Biology
Website
profiles .utsouthwestern .edu /profile /10894 /michael-brown .html

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1985

    “for their discoveries concerning the regulation of cholesterol metabolism”

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Encyclopedic overview

Michael Stuart Brown ForMemRS NAS AAA&S APS (born April 13, 1941) is an American geneticist and Nobel laureate. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Joseph L. Goldstein in 1985 for describing the regulation of cholesterol metabolism.

Early life and education

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