Joseph L. Goldstein

Premios

1. 1981

   Premio Internacional Canadá Gairdner

   Biología

   For their discovery of the role of receptor-mediated uptake of lipoproteins in the regulation of cholesterol metabolism.

2. 1985

   Premio Lasker — Premio Albert Lasker de Investigación Médica Básica

   Biología

   For the discovery of the basic mechanisms controlling cholesterol metabolism, opening the way to a new pharmacologic approach to the treatment of coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death in the Western world

3. 1985

   Premio Nobel — Medicina

   Biología

   for their discoveries concerning the regulation of cholesterol metabolism