Norman Radin

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Norman S. Radin
Born
New York City, NY
Died(2013-01-21)January 21, 2013
Cupertino, California
Known forDiscovery of eliglustat
SpouseNorma L. Radin
Children2
Awards Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award
Academic background
Alma mater Columbia University

Norman S. Radin was a neurochemist who, along with Jim Shayman, developed eliglustat, a drug for treating Gaucher's disease. [1] [2] Born in New York City, he received a B.S. in 1941 and Ph.D. in 1949 from Columbia University, later becoming an associate professor at Northwestern University before moving to the University of Michigan. [3] Norman was a recipient of the National Institutes of Health Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award. [3] He married Norma Levinson on December 23, 1947, in Portland, Oregon. She was a professor emeritus of social work at the University of Michigan and died of cancer on September 24, 1998. [4] He died on January 21, 2013, at his home in Cupertino, California. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Garber K (December 2017), Just Reward, Ann Arbor Observer, archived from the original on 2018-06-17, retrieved 17 January 2021
  2. ↑ Shayman J (July 2013), "In Memoriam: Norman S. Radin (1920–2013)", Journal of Lipid Research, retrieved 28 October 2025
  3. 1 2 Memoir, University of Michigan, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2021, retrieved 17 January 2021
  4. ↑ Norma Radin died September 24, University of Michigan, 7 October 1998, retrieved 17 January 2021
  5. ↑ "In Memory of Dr. Norman Radin". Archived from the original on 22 Jan 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.


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