Joseph L. Goldstein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joseph L. Goldstein

scientist

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1940

Place of Birth: Kingstree, South Carolina, United States

Profession: physician, chemist, university teacher, biochemist, geneticist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Joseph Leonard Goldstein ForMemRS (born April 18, 1940) is an American biochemist.
He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1985, along with fellow University of Texas Southwestern researcher, Michael Brown, for their studies regarding cholesterol.
They discovered that human cells have low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors that remove cholesterol from the blood and that when LDL receptors are not present in sufficient numbers, individuals develop hypercholesterolemia and become at risk for cholesterol related diseases, notably coronary heart disease.
Their studies led to the development of statin drugs.