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Robert Lefkowitz

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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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  1. Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density

    · 1988 · cited 95,770x

  2. Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation

    · 2011 · cited 56,539x

  3. Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support

    · 2009 · cited 46,818x

  4. Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso

    · 1996 · cited 39,782x

  5. The PHQ-9

    · 2001 · cited 39,488x

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Chemistry2012

    “for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors”

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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.

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