Biography:Michael Stuart Brown

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Short description: American geneticist and Nobel laureate (born 1941)
Michael Brown
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Born
Michael Stuart Brown

(1941-04-13) April 13, 1941 (age 82)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Known forRegulation of cholesterol metabolism
Awards
  • Heinrich Wieland Prize (1974)
  • Richard Lounsbery Award (1979)
  • William Allan Award (1985)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1985)
  • National Medal of Science (1988)
  • ForMemRS (1991)[1]
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.[2][3][4][5]

Education and early life

Brown was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Evelyn, a homemaker, and Harvey Brown, a textile salesman.[4][6] His family is Jewish.[7] He graduated from Cheltenham High School (Wyncote, Pennsylvania). Brown graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1962 and received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1966.[citation needed]

Career and research

Moving to the University of Texas Michael liked vann Warner Health Science Center in Dallas, now the UT Southwestern Medical Center, Brown and colleague Joseph L. Goldstein researched cholesterol metabolism and discovered that human cells have low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors that extract cholesterol from the bloodstream. The lack of sufficient LDL receptors is implicated in familial hypercholesterolemia, which predisposes heavily for cholesterol-related diseases. In addition to explaining the underlying pathology of this disease, their work uncovered a fundamental aspect of cell biology - receptor-mediated endocytosis. Their findings led to the development of statin drugs, the cholesterol-lowering compounds that today are used by 16 million Americans and are the most widely prescribed medications in the United States.[citation needed] Their discoveries are improving more lives every year, both in the US and around the world.[citation needed] New federal cholesterol guidelines will triple the number of Americans taking statin drugs to lower their cholesterol, reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke for countless people. Following these important advances, their team of dedicated researchers elucidated the role of lipid modification of proteins (protein prenylation) in cancer. In 1984 he was awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University together with Joseph L. Goldstein (co-recipient of 1985 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine). In 1988, Brown received the National Medal of Science for his contributions to medicine.

In 1993, their trainees Xiaodong Wang and Michael Briggs purified the sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs). Since 1993, Brown, Goldstein, and their colleagues have described the unexpectedly complex machinery by which cells maintain the necessary levels of fats and cholesterol in the face of varying environmental circumstances.

Brown holds the W. A. (Monty) Moncrief Distinguished Chair in Cholesterol and Arteriosclerosis Research; is a Regental Professor of the University of Texas; holds the Paul J. Thomas Chair in Medicine.[citation needed]

Brown is also on the Prix Galien USA Committee that "recognizes the technical, scientific and clinical research skills necessary to develop innovative medicines".[citation needed]

Awards and honors

Brown has won numerous awards and honors, including:

  • 2016 - Keynote Speaker at the Congress of Future Medical Leaders
  • 2011 - Stadtman Distinguished Scientist Award, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology[8]
  • 2007 - Builders of Science Award, Research!America[9]
  • 2005 - Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service[10]
  • 2005 - Herbert Tabor Award, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology[11]
  • 2003 - Albany Medical Center Prize[12]
  • 2002 - Kober Medal, Association of American Physicians[13]
  • 1999 - Warren Alpert Foundation Prize, Harvard Medical School[14]
  • 1991 - Elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS)[1]
  • 1987 - Elected member of the American Philosophical Society[15]
  • 1986 - Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement[16]
  • 1985 - Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine[17]
  • 1985 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research[18]
  • 1985 - William Allan Award, American Society of Human Genetics[19]
  • 1984 - Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize[20]
  • 1981 - Gairdner Foundation International Award[21]
  • 1981 - Elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22]
  • 1980 - elected member of the National Academy of Sciences[23]
  • 1979 - Lounsbery Award, U.S. National Academy of Sciences[24]
  • 1978 - Passano Award, Johns Hopkins University[25]
  • 1976 - Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry, American Chemical Society[26]
  • 1974 - Heinrich Wieland Prize[27]


Bibliography


See also

  • List of Jewish Nobel laureates

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Professor Michael Brown ForMemRS". London: Royal Society. https://royalsociety.org/people/michael-brown-11147/. 
  2. "Biography: Michael S. Brown". The Notable Names Database. Soylent Communications. 2008. http://www.nndb.com/people/174/000123802. 
  3. "Michael Brown - Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative". Nobelprizeii.org. http://www.nobelprizeii.org/nobel-laureate/michael-brown/. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Michael S. Brown - Biographical". Nobelprize.org. 1941-04-13. https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1985/brown-bio.html. 
  5. "Michael S. Brown - Nobel Lecture: A Receptor-Mediated Pathway for Cholesterol Homeostasis". Nobelprize.org. 1985-12-08. https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1985/brown-lecture.html. 
  6. "BROWN (Brown), Michael, photo, biography". Persona.rin.ru. 1941-04-13. http://persona.rin.ru/eng/view/f/0/17629/brown-brown,-michael. 
  7. "Jewish Nobel Prize Winners in Medicine". https://www.jinfo.org/Nobels_Medicine.html. 
  8. "Earl and Thressa Stadtman Distinguished Scientist Award". Asbmb.org. http://www.asbmb.org/Page.aspx?id=6128. 
  9. "University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Leaders to Receive Research!America Advocacy Award". Research!America. 2007-03-21. http://www.researchamerica.org/release_07mar21_builders. 
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  11. "Herbert Tabor Research Award". Asbmb.org. http://www.asbmb.org/Page.aspx?id=536. 
  12. "Albany Medical College: 2003". Amc.edu. 2015-08-14. http://www.amc.edu/Academic/AlbanyPrize/Recipients/recipients_previous/2003.cfm. 
  13. "Presentation of the Kober Medal to Joseph L. Goldstein and Michael S. Brown" (PDF). Jci.org. http://www.jci.org/articles/view/120039/files/pdf. 
  14. [2]
  15. "APS Member History". https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=Michael+S.+Brown&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced. 
  16. "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement". American Academy of Achievement. https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#science-exploration. 
  17. "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1985". The Nobel Foundation. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1985/summary/. 
  18. "1985 Basic Medical Research Award". The Lasker Foundation. 2007-09-16. http://www.laskerfoundation.org/awards/1985basic.htm. 
  19. "Past ASHG Award Recipients". ASHG. http://www.ashg.org/pages/awards_pastrecipients.shtml#allan. 
  20. "Horwitz Prize Awardees". Columbia University. 20 June 2018. https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/research/louisa-gross-horwitz-prize/horwitz-prize-awardees. 
  21. "Joseph L. Goldstein". Gairdner. http://www.gairdner.org/content/joseph-l-goldstein. 
  22. "Michael Stuart Brown". https://www.amacad.org/person/michael-stuart-brown. 
  23. "Michael Brown". http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/57317.html. 
  24. "Richard Lounsbery Award". Nasonline.org. http://www.nasonline.org/programs/awards/richard-lounsbery-award.html. 
  25. [3]
  26. "Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry". Divbiolchem.org. http://www.divbiolchem.org/content/pfizerawardees1. 
  27. "Heinrich Wieland Prize Laureates 1970 - 1979". Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung. https://www.heinrich-wieland-prize.de/heinrich-wieland-laureates/id-1979-1970.html. 

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