Richard P Lifton, MD, PhD
Sterling Professor of Genetics and Professor of Medicine (Nephrology); Chair, Department of Genetics; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Departments & Organizations
NHLBI ProteomicsHigh Performance Computation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development: Genetics and Genomics | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology: Cell Cycle and Signal Transduction
Internal Medicine: Nephrology | Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center
Genetics
Research Interests
Molecular genetics of common human diseases
Clinical Interests
Genetics
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Education
- M.D., Stanford University, 1982
- Ph.D., Stanford University, 1986
Selected Publication
- Mani, A., et al. (2007). LRP6 mutation in a family with early coronary disease and metabolic risk factors. Science 315:1278-82.
Latest Honor and Recognition
- National Academy of Sciences
Articles
March 2012
Center will study rare genetic diseases
For complex diseases like cancer and diabetes, there’s no crystal ball that can tell you for sure whether you’ll...
May/June 2011
New alliance with Gilead Sciences is ‘transformative’
When Robert J. Alpern, M.D., dean of the School of Medicine, was asked recently to prepare a brief overview of the...
March/April 2011
A cellular doorkeeper’s role in hypertension
From their perch atop the kidneys, the adrenal glands help to control blood pressure by secreting the hormone...
March/April 2011
New line of attack on a dreaded disease
Few diseases are as feared, or as deadly, as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most aggressive and most common form of...
May/June 2010
Ten years on: a new genomic revolution
In June 2000, the human genome revolution began with a bang. At a White House ceremony, genome pioneers Francis S....
Jan/Feb 2010
As science moves faster, the world gets smaller
In a giant leap forward for personalized medicine—one of the most highly anticipated benefits of the Human Genome...
May/June 2009
A new syndrome, a new role for a gene
An international team led by Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D., chair and Sterling Professor of Genetics, and Ute I....
Jan/Feb 2009
Pushing the envelope
In 2006, self-styled endurance artist David Blaine, equipped with a breathing tube, had himself sealed inside a...
Nov/Dec 2008
Grants and contracts awarded to Yale School of Medicine
FederalSerap Aksoy, NIH, Evolutionary Genetics of Tsetse and its Symbionts, 5 years, $3,609,045Norma Andrews, NIH,...
May/June 2008
Yale geneticist wins Wiley Prize for hypertension research
Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D., chair and Sterling Professor of Genetics, an internationally known expert on the...
March/April 2008
Gene-hunters search the world for treatments
Yale researchers are going to the ends of the earth to find the genetic causes of human disease. The inspiration for...
Sept/Oct 2007
Transatlantic team probes kidney’s role in hypertension
Two School of Medicine scientists will join leading researchers in Switzerland, France and Mexico in a transatlantic...
Jan/Feb 2007
Expert on blood pressure genes is honored
It has been a busy fall for Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D., chair and Sterling Professor of Genetics and Howard Hughes...
July/August 2006
Biology, medicine unite in new grad initiative
Biology and medicine have been tightly intertwined since antiquity, but the bond between the two has loosened over the...
Jan/Feb 2006
Making a major impact in Science
When French neurologist Gilles de la Tourette first cataloged the persistent muscle tics and involuntary vocal...
June/July 2005
Yale physiologist elected to National Academy of Sciences
Steven C. Hebert, M.D., spent the early part of his career exploring the kidney’s basic processes using the tools of...
Aug/Sept 2005
Form leads to function
It’s true that biologist Arthur L. Horwich, M.D., received last year’s Gairdner International Award for having...
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