Norman Radin

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Norman S. Radin
Born
Died(2013-01-21)January 21, 2013
Known forDiscovery of eliglustat
SpouseNorma L. Radin
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] 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. [2] Norman was a recipient of the National Institutes of Health Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award. [2] He married Norma Levinson on December 23, 1947, in Portland, Oregon and died on January 21, 2013, at his home in Cupertino, California. [3] Norma, professor emeritus of social work at the University of Michigan, died of cancer on September 24, 1998. [4]

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