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Jeffrey M. Friedman (born July 20, 1954) is a molecular geneticist at New York City's Rockefeller University and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His discovery of the hormone leptin and its role in regulating body weight has had a major role in the area of human obesity.
Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D. Marilyn M. Simpson Professor. Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Genetics and Genomics. Mechanisms of Human Disease. Neurosciences and Behavior. Studies the molecular mechanisms that regulate food intake and body weight. Laboratory of Molecular Genetics.
Jeffrey M. Friedman Professor; Investigator, HHMI. The application of modern methods in genetics has led to the identification of a new hormone, leptin, that regulates body weight. Leptin is an adipose tissue hormone that interacts with receptors in the brain to regulate food intake, energy expenditure and other neuroendocrine systems.
The team explores the neural mechanisms by which leptin acts on the brain to mediate its effects, while also seeking to identify other key regulators of body weight. View the profile of Jeffrey M. Friedman, MD, PhD, Investigator at HHMI from The Rockefeller University specializing in Genetics.
Friedman, Jeffrey. Professor Head of Laboratory. E-mail: jeffrey.friedman@rockefeller.edu. Haunold, Theresa. Graduate Fellow. E-mail: Theresa.Haunold@rockefeller.edu. Hedbacker, Kristina. Research Associate. E-mail: Kristina.Hedbacker@rockefeller.edu.
12 ago 2019 · Jeffrey M. Friedman. Nature Metabolism 1 , 754–764 ( 2019) Cite this article. 14k Accesses. 290 Citations. 170 Altmetric. Metrics. Abstract. The discovery of leptin changed the view of...
5 set 2019 · Jeffrey M. Friedman, whose discovery of the hormone leptin has transformed our understanding of obesity, will be a 2020 recipient of the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. He is being honored for his discovery of a new endocrine system through which adipose tissue signals the brain to regulate food intake.
