Film Annex's Recent Guest, Dr. Robert J. Lefkowitz, Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Dr. Robert J. Lefkowitz is an American physician-scientist best known for his work with G protein-coupled receptors as well as the recent recipient of the the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Back in April, Lefkowitz visited the Film Annex studios for an interview as part of the Journal of Clinical Investigation's Conversations with Giants in Medicine video series. He was joined in the JCI interview by Dr. Joseph Goldstein and Dr. Michael Brown, the duo that won the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physiology of Medicine for their discovery of the LDL cholesterol receptor and its role in the regulation of cholesterol metabolism.

In a NYTimes article about the prize, Lefkowitz was taken aback by the news: "I wear earplugs when I sleep, and so my wife gave me an elbow," he said. "And there it was, a total shock and surprise, as many before me have experienced." The win apparently changed Lefkowitz's plans for the day. "I was going to get a haircut," Dr. Lefkowitz said, "which if you could see me, you would see is quite a necessity, but I’m afraid that’ll probably have to be postponed."

You can watch Dr. Lefkowitz's JCI interview in the video below.