Jan L. Breslow
Preventive Cardiology
Rockefeller University
About
Jan L. Breslow works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Rockefeller University.
Jan L. Breslow is Frederick Henry Leonhardt Professor Emeritus at The Rockefeller University, where he heads the Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics and Metabolism. He is a physician and researcher focusing on the genetic and environmental bases of atherosclerosis and heart disease. He previously served as president of the American Heart Association.
Research focus
Atherosclerosis GeneticsLipoprotein MetabolismCholesterol RegulationApolipoprotein E VariantsPCSK9 Research
Impact
359 pubs · 36,362 cites · h-index 107
Training
MD
Harvard Medical School
1968
MA in Chemistry
Columbia University
1964
AB in Chemistry
Columbia University
1963
Affiliations
Work Experience
Frederick Henry Leonhardt Professor Emeritus
The Rockefeller University · 1986 - Present
Head of Metabolism Division
Boston Children's Hospital · 1973 - 1984
Associate Professor in Pediatric Medicine
Harvard Medical School · 1973 - 1984
Post-doctoral Fellow
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 1970 - 1973