Michael Stuart Brown

For other people named Michael Brown, see Michael Brown (disambiguation).
Michael Brown
ForMemRS
Born
Michael Stuart Brown

(1941-04-13) April 13, 1941 (age 83)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Known forRegulation of cholesterol metabolism
Spouse
Alice Lapin
​
(m. 1964)​
[citation needed]
Childrentwo[citation needed]
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
Websiteprofiles.utsouthwestern.edu/profile/10894/michael-brown.html

Michael Stuart Brown ForMemRS NAS AAA&S APS (born April 13, 1941) is an American geneticist and Nobel laureate. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Joseph L. Goldstein in 1985 for describing the regulation of cholesterol metabolism.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Biography: Michael S. Brown". The Notable Names Database. Soylent Communications. 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
  2. ^ "Michael Brown - Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative". Nobelprizeii.org. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  3. ^ "Michael S. Brown - Biographical". Nobelprize.org. 1941-04-13. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  4. ^ "Michael S. Brown - Nobel Lecture: A Receptor-Mediated Pathway for Cholesterol Homeostasis". Nobelprize.org. 1985-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-06.