Albany Medical Center Prize (medicine)
Jewish recipients of the Albany Medical Center Prize (medicine) documented in the ThankJews directory. Jews are about 47% of all recipients — while making up roughly 0.2% of the world's population.
26 documented recipients
Arnold Levine1939
Molecular biologist who discovered the p53 tumor-suppressor protein, central to cancer biology.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Michael S. Brown1941
Awarded the 1985 Nobel Prize for discovering the LDL receptor and the regulation of cholesterol metabolism.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Joseph Goldstein1940
With Michael Brown discovered the LDL receptor (1973) and how cells regulate cholesterol, the scientific basis of statin drugs; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1985
Source: Wikipedia — Joseph L. Goldstein / NobelPrize.org Medicine 1985
Stanley N. Cohen1935
Geneticist who co-invented recombinant DNA technology using plasmids, founding genetic engineering
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
Robert Langer1948
Biomedical engineer who pioneered controlled drug-delivery systems and tissue engineering.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Seymour Benzer1921
Molecular biologist who mapped the fine structure of the gene and pioneered the genetics of behavior using fruit flies.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Ronald M. Evans1949
Molecular biologist who discovered the superfamily of nuclear hormone receptors governing gene expression.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Robert Lefkowitz1943
Physician and biochemist who tracked down and characterised the G-protein-coupled receptors through which about half of all medicines act; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012
Source: Wikipedia — Robert Lefkowitz
Solomon Snyder1938
Neuroscientist who identified opiate receptors in the brain, transforming neuropharmacology.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Bruce Beutler1957
Found that Toll-like receptor 4 is the sensor of bacterial lipopolysaccharide that switches on innate immunity; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011
Source: Wikipedia — Bruce Beutler / NobelPrize.org Medicine 2011
Ralph Steinman1943
Immunologist who discovered the dendritic cell in 1973 and showed how it switches on adaptive immunity; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011
Source: Wikipedia — Ralph Steinman
David Botstein1942
Geneticist who pioneered the use of DNA markers to map the human genome.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Eric Lander1957
Geneticist who was a principal leader of the Human Genome Project.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Brian Druker1955
Oncologist who developed imatinib (Gleevec), a breakthrough targeted therapy for leukemia.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Alexander Varshavsky1946
Biologist who discovered the ubiquitin system's N-end rule governing protein lifespan.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Arthur Horwich1951
Biologist who discovered chaperonins, the cellular machines that fold proteins.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Steven Rosenberg1940
Surgeon and a pioneer of cancer immunotherapy, including adoptive cell transfer.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Bert Vogelstein1949
Cancer geneticist who mapped the genetic mutations driving colorectal cancer progression.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Irving Weissman1939
Biologist who first isolated blood-forming stem cells, a landmark in stem cell science.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Drew Weissman2023
Physician and immunologist who with Katalin Karikó found the nucleoside base modifications that made mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 possible; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023
Source: Wikipedia — Drew Weissman
Michael Grunstein1946
Molecular biologist who showed histones regulate gene expression
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
Bonnie Bassler1962
Microbiologist who elucidated quorum sensing, the chemical communication between bacteria.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
Jeffrey I. Gordon1947
Regarded as a founder of the study of the human gut microbiome
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
Dennis Kasper1943
Microbiologist and immunologist, research on bacterial polysaccharides and vaccines
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
Adrian Krainer2021
Developed the first drug for spinal muscular atrophy (nusinersen); Wolf Prize in Medicine (2021)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Wolf Prize (Medicine)
Jeffrey Friedman1954
Molecular geneticist who discovered leptin, the hormone that regulates appetite and body weight.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology