For his work for over 40 years on cellular receptors. His research has made possible the development of many drugs for various diseases such as Parkinson’s, hypertension and diabetes. The BBVA Foundation has awarded the ‘Frontiers of Biomedicine, ascertain in’ Robert J. Lefkowitz, a professor and researcher in the Department of Medicine, Duke University (USA).
This is the second edition of three awards that already are among the most important internationally by a variety of disciplines (Basic Sciences, Biomedicine, Climate Change, Development Cooperation …) covering and its total endowment ( 3.2 million per year). Each category is 400,000 euros correspond. In last year’s edition, the award was Dr. Joan Massague, a Spanish scientist active in the world most cited. (more…)
