Jeffrey M. Friedman
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 69 |
| Date of birth | July 20,1954 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Orlando |
| Florida | |
| United States | |
| Field | Molecular genetics |
| Job | Molecular Geneticist |
| Education | Albany Medical College |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |
| George W Hewlett High School | |
| The Rockefeller University | |
| Awards | Gairdner Foundation International Award |
| Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research | |
| King Faisal International Prize | |
| Keio Medical Science Prize | |
| Heinrich Wieland Prize | |
| Wolf Prize in Medicine | |
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| ID | 553245 |
Jeffrey M. Friedman Life story
Jeffrey M. Friedman is a molecular geneticist at New York City's Rockefeller University and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His discovery of the hormone leptin and its role in regulating body weight has had a major role in the area of human obesity.
