# Robert Lefkowitz

_American physician and biochemist_

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> Robert Joseph Lefkowitz is an American physician 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 15 April 1943 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80910#P569))
- **Place of birth:** The Bronx ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80910#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80910#P27))
- **Occupation:** biochemist; physician; university teacher; chemist; researcher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80910#P106))
- **Education:** Columbia University; Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; Bronx High School of Science; Duke University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80910#P69))
- **Official website:** lefkolab.org ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80910#P856))
- **Awards:** Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Canada Gairdner International Award; National Medal of Science; John J. Abel Award; Albany Medical Center Prize; Endocrine Regulation Prize; Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cardiovascular Research; BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award; Scientific Grand Prize of the Lefoulon-Delalande Fondation; Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Cardiovascular Research; The Louis and Artur Lucian Award in Cardiovascular Diseases; Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine; Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal; Fred Conrad Koch Award; North Carolina Award for Science ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80910#P166))

## Questions

**When was Robert Lefkowitz born?**  
Robert Lefkowitz was born on 15 April 1943 in The Bronx.

**Where did Robert Lefkowitz study?**  
Robert Lefkowitz was educated at Columbia University, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Bronx High School of Science, Duke University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Robert Lefkowitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lefkowitz) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q80910](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80910) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Robert Lefkowitz 1 2012 (cropped).jpg by Bengt Nyman (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Lefkowitz_1_2012_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Robert Lefkowitz". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/robert-lefkowitz. Retrieved 7 November 2026.