Susan Leeman

Susan Leeman's Degrees

• Doctorate Medicine Harvard University

Why Is Susan Leeman Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Susan E. Leeman is an American endocrinologist who is renowned for her research on peptides. Leeman is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at Boston University. She has continued to work into her nineties and currently serves as the Director of the Neuropeptide Laboratory in the Pharmacology Department at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Her work with substance P and neurotensin, both of which are peptides crucial to the function of the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems, led to her becoming considered one of the pioneers of neuroendocrinology. Her current research focuses on substance P specifically and how it binds with its receptor. Leeman was elected as a member within the National Academy of Sciences in 1991 and received the Academy’s Fred Conrad Koch Award in 1994. Leeman is a member of the Endocrine Society, Society for Neuroscience, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and American Physiological Society.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Susan Leeman?

Susan Leeman is affiliated with the following schools:

• Boston University
• Goucher College
• Radcliffe College
• Harvard University