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Translational Medicine / 转化医学Statins, Lasker Award
Akira Endo
PhD
🏢Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology🌐Japan
Professor Emeritus (Historical)
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👥Biography 个人简介
Akira Endo (deceased 2024) discovered the first statin (compactin/mevastatin) and received the 2008 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Award. His statin class continues to be explored for chemopreventive and anti-cancer effects in multiple malignancies.
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🧪Research Fields 研究领域
statin discovery
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
Lasker Award
cholesterol
cancer chemoprevention
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 | All information from publicly available academic sources
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