Norman Radin

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Norman S. Radin
Born
New York City, NY
Died(2013-01-21)January 21, 2013
Cupertino, California
Known forDiscovery of eliglustat
SpouseNorma L. Radin
Children2
AwardsJavits Neuroscience Investigator Award
Academic background
Alma materColumbia University
Academic work
DisciplineNeurochemistry
Sub-discipline
Glycolipids
Institutions

Norman S. Radin was a neurochemist who, along with Jim Shayman, developed eliglustat, a drug for treating Gaucher's disease.[1][2] 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.[3] Norman was a recipient of the National Institutes of Health Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award.[3] He married Norma Levinson on December 23, 1947, in Portland, Oregon. She was a professor emeritus of social work at the University of Michigan and died of cancer on September 24, 1998.[4] He died on January 21, 2013, at his home in Cupertino, California.[5]

References

  1. Garber K (December 2017), Just Reward, Ann Arbor Observer, archived from the original on 2018-06-17, retrieved 17 January 2021
  2. Shayman J (July 2013), "In Memoriam: Norman S. Radin (1920–2013)", Journal of Lipid Research, retrieved 28 October 2025
  3. Memoir, University of Michigan, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2021, retrieved 17 January 2021
  4. Norma Radin died September 24, University of Michigan, 7 October 1998, retrieved 17 January 2021
  5. "In Memory of Dr. Norman Radin". Archived from the original on 22 Jan 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.