Harvey F. Lodish
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Harvey Franklin Lodish is a molecular and cell biologist, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Founding Member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, and lead author of the textbook Molecular Cell Biology. Lodish's research focused on cell surface proteins and other important areas at the interface between molecular cell biology and medicine.
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Harvey Franklin Lodish is a molecular and cell biologist, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Founding Member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, and lead author of the textbook Molecular Cell Biology. Lodish's research focused on cell surface proteins and other important areas at the interface between molecular cell biology and medicine.
Affiliation
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Top Publications
- Molecular Cell Biology (1986) - 5,640 citations
- MicroRNAs Modulate Hematopoietic Lineage Differentiation (2003) - 3,282 citations
- A Novel Serum Protein Similar to C1q, Produced Exclusively in Adipocytes (1995) - 3,273 citations
- Role of Transforming Growth Factor β in Human Disease (2000) - 2,441 citations
- Oxidized Redox State of Glutathione in the Endoplasmic Reticulum (1992) - 1,987 citations
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- Full name
- Harvey F. Lodish
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-7029-7415
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5076111394
Research interests
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Cellular transport and secretion, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment, RNA Research and Splicing
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- Molecular Cell Biology ↗1986 ·5,640OpenAlex citations
- 3,282OpenAlex citations
- A Novel Serum Protein Similar to C1q, Produced Exclusively in Adipocytes ↗1995 · Journal of Biological Chemistry3,273OpenAlex citations
- Role of Transforming Growth Factor β in Human Disease ↗2000 · New England Journal of Medicine2,441OpenAlex citations
- 1,987OpenAlex citations
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- Molecular Cell Biology ↗1986 ·
- A Novel Serum Protein Similar to C1q, Produced Exclusively in Adipocytes ↗1995 · Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Role of Transforming Growth Factor β in Human Disease ↗2000 · New England Journal of Medicine
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