The Danone International Prize for Nutrition was recently awarded in Paris to Jeffrey Friedman, M.D., Marilyn M. Simpson Professor at Rockefeller University and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, for his outstanding research on the role of genetics and leptin, a hormone he discovered, in body weight regulation. 

by Danone Institute

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.- The Danone International Prize for Nutrition was recently awarded in Paris to Jeffrey Friedman, M.D., Marilyn M. Simpson Professor at Rockefeller University and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, for his outstanding research on the role of genetics and leptin, a hormone he discovered, in body weight regulation.

Celebrating its 10th year, the Danone International Prize for Nutrition is among the world’s most respected awards within the field of innovative nutritional research, with a focus on nutrition in overall human health. The Danone Institute International selected Friedman through a process involving more than 650 nutrition research institutions worldwide. 

Friedman’s acceptance of the 6th Danone International Prize for Nutrition during the European Nutrition Conference in Paris coincides with the 10th anniversary of the Dannon Institute, the United States counterpart of the Danone Institute, which is dedicated to supporting research and education on the relationship between health and nutrition. The recognition also includes a 120,000 Euro ($163,000 US) cash award.