# Michael Stuart Brown

_American geneticist and Nobel laureate_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Michael Stuart Brown ForMemRS NAS AAA&S APS 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 13 April 1941 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295684#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Brooklyn ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295684#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295684#P27))
- **Occupation:** geneticist; physician; university teacher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295684#P106))
- **Education:** Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Cheltenham High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295684#P69))
- **Official website:** profiles.utsouthwestern.edu/profile/10894/michael-brown.html ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295684#P856))
- **Awards:** Heinrich Wieland Prize; Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry; Richard Lounsbery Award; Canada Gairdner International Award; Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize; Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award; Keith R. Porter Lecture; honorary doctorate from University of Paris-XI; National Medal of Science; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; honorary doctor of the University of Miami; Warren Alpert Foundation Prize; George M. Kober Medal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295684#P166))

## Questions

**When was Michael Stuart Brown born?**  
Michael Stuart Brown was born on 13 April 1941 in Brooklyn.

**Where did Michael Stuart Brown study?**  
Michael Stuart Brown was educated at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Cheltenham High School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Michael Stuart Brown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stuart_Brown) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q295684](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295684) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Mike Brown 2003.jpg by The original uploader was Rrawson at English Wikipedia . (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mike_Brown_2003.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Michael Stuart Brown". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/michael-stuart-brown. Retrieved 5 November 2026.