Robert J. Lefkowitz
General Cardiology
Duke Medical Center
About
Robert J. Lefkowitz works in General Cardiology affiliated with Duke Medical Center.
Robert J. Lefkowitz is an American physician and biochemist who serves as the James B. Duke Professor of Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry at Duke University Medical Center. He has been an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute since 1976. His research on G-protein coupled receptors earned him the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Research focus
G Protein-Coupled Receptor Signaling in CardiologyBeta-Adrenergic Receptor Function and RegulationMolecular Mechanisms of Cardiac Signal TransductionReceptor Desensitization in Cardiovascular PharmacologyAdrenoceptor Pharmacology in Heart Disease
Impact
902 pubs · 145,727 cites · h-index 212
Training
BA in Chemistry
Columbia College
1962
MD
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
1966
Affiliations
Work Experience
James B. Duke Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center · 1973 - Present
Investigator
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · 1976 - Present
Medical Resident and Cardiology Fellow
Massachusetts General Hospital · 1970 - 1973
Clinical and Research Associate
National Institutes of Health · 1968 - 1970