Rudolph Leibel | |
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 Rudolph Leibel, 2012 | |
| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Colgate University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| Known for | Co-Discovery of Leptin, Advancing the Understanding of Obesity |
| Spouse | Lulu Leibel |
| Awards | National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine Member; TOPS Scientific Achievement Award; NIH/HHS Intragency Committee on Human Nutrition Research; New York State Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) Distinguished Professor; Albert Einstein College of Medicine Distinguished Alumnus Award; Berthold Medal of the European Society of Endocrinology, Federation Award for Biomedical Research of the Federation of Medical Scientific Societies of the Netherlands, Leiden University; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Federal Advisory Council Member; The Christopher J. Murphy Professorship of Diabetes Research at Columbia University; Honoris Causa Doctorate, Louisiana State University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular Genetics, Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Pediatrics |
| Institutions | Boston Children's Hospital, Cambridge Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Rockefeller University, Columbia University |
Rudolph Leibel (born 1942) is the Christopher J. Murphy Professor of Diabetes Research, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center,[1] and Director of the Division of Molecular Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics.[2] He is also co-director of the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center[3] and executive director of the Russell and Angelica Berrie Program in Cellular Therapy,[4] Co-director of the New York Obesity Research Center[5] and the Columbia University Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center.[6]
Leibel's co-discovery at Rockefeller University of the hormone leptin, and cloning of the leptin and leptin receptor genes, has had a major role in the area of understanding human obesity.[7][8] Leibel has published hundreds of scientific papers on obesity, and has authored and co-authored 70 scientific papers on the topic of leptin specifically.
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- ^ "Faculty - Department of Pediatrics - Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons". www.cumc.columbia.edu. 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Our Research Faculty | Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
- ^ "The Russell Berrie Foundation - Diabetes and Medical Innovation". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
- ^ "Co-Director". www.nyorc.org. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Diabetes Research Center". Diabetes Research Center.
- ^ Shell E (January 1, 2002). "Chapter 4: On the Cutting Edge". The Hungry Gene: The Inside Story of the Obesity Industry. Atlantic Monthly Press. ISBN 978-1422352434.
- ^ Shell E (January 1, 2002). "Chapter 5: Hunger". The Hungry Gene: The Inside Story of the Obesity Industry. Atlantic Monthly Press. ISBN 978-1422352434.