Please answer the following question: What key details about jeffrey m. friedman can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: jeffrey friedman , md , phd -lrb- born july 20 , 1954 -rrb- is a molecular geneticist at new york city 's rockefeller university and an investigator of the howard hughes medical institute . his discovery of the hormone leptin and its role in regulating body weight has had a major role in the area of human obesity . friedman is a physician scientist studying the genetic mechanisms that regulate body weight . his research on various aspects of obesity received national attention in late 1994 , when it was announced that he and his colleagues had isolated the mouse ob gene and its human homologue . they subsequently found that injections of the encoded protein , leptin , decreases body weight of mice by reducing food intake and increasing energy expenditure . current research is aimed at understanding the genetic basis of obesity in human and the mechanisms by which leptin transmits its weight-reducing signal .
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- known for is discovery regulating body weight of the hormone leptin and its role in- caption is jeffrey m. friedman- fields is molecular geneticist- workplaces is rockefeller university- awards is shaw basic medical research -lrb- 2010 -rrb- bbva foundation frontiers of prize knowledge award -lrb- 2012 -rrb- -lrb- 2009 -rrb- albert lasker award for- birth date is 20 july 1954- name is jeffrey m. friedman- nationality is usa- image is jeffrey m. friedman.jpg- birth place is orlando , florida , usa- alma mater is rockefeller university