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In 2012, Duke University scientist and professor, Robert J. Lefkowitz, shares the 2012 Nobel Prize for chemistry with former student and Stanford University researcher, Brian K. Kobilka, who worked under Lefkowitz in the 1980s.
The pair were recognized by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for discoveries about how the body’s cells respond to outside signals. Their findings are key to success of beta blockers, antihistamines and half of all prescription medications, additionally the discoveries have opened the door to creating more effective medicine with less side effects.
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Lefkowitz, a professor of biochemistry, immunology, and medicine in Duke’s medical school, got the call at 5 a.m. about the award. He was immensely pleased to learn that the prize was shared with his former student.
“Anybody who knows me, it’s all about the sharing,” Lefkowitz said. “What it was really about, day to day, was just sharing the experience of doing the work.”
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