Donald S. Fredrickson | |
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11th Director of the National Institutes of Health | |
In office July 1, 1975 – June 30, 1981 | |
President | |
Preceded by | Robert Stone |
Succeeded by | James Wyngaarden |
Personal details | |
Born | Donald Sharp Fredrickson August 8, 1924 Canon City, Colorado |
Died | June 7, 2002 Bethesda, Maryland | (aged 77)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Lipid metabolism |
Institutions | |
Donald Sharp "Don" Fredrickson (August 8, 1924 – June 7, 2002) was an American medical researcher, principally of the lipid and cholesterol metabolism, and director of National Institutes of Health and subsequently the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.[1]