What did Robert Lefkowitz?
He is best known for his groundbreaking discoveries that reveal the inner workings of an important family G protein-coupled receptors, for which he was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Brian Kobilka.
What are the 6 Nobel Prize categories?
Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace, while a memorial prize in economic sciences was added in 1968.
What military service did Robert Lefkowitz?
Lefkowitz, along with all other medical school graduates at the time, was required to serve the government for the Vietnam War. Dr. Lefkowitz fulfilled this duty through the US Public Health Service. He was assigned to research at National Institute of Health, giving him his true first experience in the lab.