2018 Harrington Prize awarded to Dr. Helen Hobbs, U. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

(University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center) The fifth annual Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine has been awarded to Helen H. Hobbs, MD, of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Hobbs is recognized for her discovery of the link between a gene mutation (PCSK9) and lower levels of LDL, or 'bad cholesterol', is considered a major breakthrough and has improved the treatment of high cholesterol.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news