Stephen G. Young
Stephen G. Young is an American physician-scientist known for investigating the human genetics and molecular physiology of apolipoprotein B, the intravascular lipolytic processing of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins by the lipoprotein lipase–GPIHBP1 complex, and the role of nuclear lamin proteins in health and disease. Currently, he is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics at UCLA and works closely with two faculty colleagues. He studied history at Princeton University and obtained a medical degree from Washington University in [St. Louis]. He trained in internal medicine at UCSF and cardiovascular diseases at UCSD; he is board-certified in both disciplines. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Society for Clinical Investigation, and the Association of American Physicians. He is a recipient of the Ernst Jung Prize in Medicine and received an honorary doctorate in medicine from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.