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May 07, 2007 Volume 16 No. 9

America’s Top Prize in Medicine
Duke Professor and Pioneer of Cell Receptor Research Robert Lefkowitz Named Co-Winner of Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research

“It’s just hard for me to believe it’s been 35 years,” said 64-year-old Robert J. Lefkowitz, M.D., tipping back in his chair in an unassuming office in Duke’s Clinical and Research Laboratory (CARL) building. Diplomas, awards, certificates and commendations of all sorts cover almost every square inch of the cinder block wall, right up to the ceiling.

On April 26, he added another trophy to the collection, sharing one-third of the...

Robert J. Lefkowitz,M.D.

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