Richard Lifton
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Richard Lifton is an American geneticist and physician-scientist renowned for his pioneering work on the genetic basis of hypertension and other cardiovascular and kidney diseases.
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| instanceOf |
geneticist
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human ⓘ medical researcher ⓘ physician-scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College
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MD from Stanford University ⓘ PhD from Stanford University ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Heart Association Research Achievement Award
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American Society of Hypertension Excellence Award ⓘ American Society of Nephrology Homer W. Smith Award ⓘ Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences ⓘ Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Dartmouth College
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Stanford University ⓘ Stanford Medicine ⓘ
surface form:
Stanford University School of Medicine
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| fieldOfWork |
cardiovascular disease research
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genetics ⓘ human genomics ⓘ hypertension research ⓘ kidney disease research ⓘ medical genetics ⓘ nephrology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Medicine ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| notableFor |
demonstrating the role of renal sodium transport genes in blood pressure regulation
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discovering genes that regulate blood pressure ⓘ elucidating genetic causes of hypertension ⓘ identifying monogenic forms of hypertension and hypotension ⓘ pioneering use of human genetics to study cardiovascular and kidney disease ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Department of Genetics at Yale School of Medicine
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Head of Laboratory of Human Genetics and Genomics at Rockefeller University ⓘ Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute ⓘ President of Rockefeller University ⓘ Sterling Professor of Genetics at Yale University ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
genetic determinants of blood pressure
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ion transport in the kidney ⓘ monogenic hypertension ⓘ monogenic hypotension ⓘ renal salt handling ⓘ translation of genetic discoveries to cardiovascular therapeutics ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
Rockefeller University
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Yale School of Medicine ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
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