Lasker lauds leptin.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2010.09.008.
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Abstract
This year, the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award will be shared by Douglas Coleman and Jeffrey Friedman for their discovery of leptin, a hormone that regulates appetite and body weight. By uncovering a critical physiologic system, their discovery markedly accelerated our capacity to apply molecular and genetic techniques to understand obesity.
Medical subject headings
- Awards and Prizes
- Biomedical Research
- Leptin