AKA Michael Stuart Brown

Born: 13-Apr-1941
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Biologist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Metabolism of cholesterol

Father: Harvey Brown (textile salesman)
Mother: Evelyn (housewife)
Sister: Susan (b. 1944)
Wife: Alice Lapin (m. 1964, two daughters)
Daughter: Elizabeth (b. 1973)
Daughter: Sara (b. 1977)

    High School: Cheltenham High School, Elkins Park, PA
    University: BS Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania (1962)
    Medical School: MD, University of Pennsylvania (1966)
    Professor: Southwestern Medical School, University of Texas, Dallas (1971-)

    Nobel Prize for Medicine 1985 (with Joseph L. Goldstein)
    National Medal of Science 1988
    Member of the Board of Pfizer (1996-)
    Member of the Board of Regeneron (1991-)
    Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
    American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    American College of Physicians
    American Heart Association
    American Society for Cell Biology
    American Society for Clinical Investigation
    American Society of Biological Chemists
    Association of American Physicians
    Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund Scientific Adviser (1980-)
    National Academy of Sciences 1980
    Research!America Scientific Advisory Committee
    Phi Beta Kappa Society

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