Marjorie Berman Lees | |
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Born | 1923 |
Died | January 18, 2012 | (aged 88–89)
Alma mater | Hunter College Radcliffe College University of Chicago |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Harvard Medical School Geisel School of Medicine |
Thesis | A study of brain "lipide" sulfur (1951) |
Doctoral advisor | Jordi Folch Pi |
Marjorie Berman Lees (1923–2012) was an American neuroscientist who was emeritus professor of biological chemistry at Harvard Medical School. Her research considered neurobiology and biochemistry. She was the first to identify the Folch-Lees proteolipid. She served as president of the American Society for Neurochemistry in 1983.