Richard P Lifton MD, PhD
Sterling Professor of Genetics and Professor of Medicine (Nephrology); Chair, Department of Genetics; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Biographical Info

International Activity
- YALE-UCL Collaborative
London, United Kingdom (2011)
Dr. Lifton is on the Joint Strategy Committee for the Yale-UCL Collaborative, an alliance which will provide opportunities for high-level scientific research, clinical and educational collaboration across the institutions involved: Yale University, Yale School of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital and UCL (University College London) and UCL Partners - Transatlantic Network on Hypertension-Renal Salt Handling in the Control of Blood Pressure
France (2007)
Drs Hebert and Lifton will join leading researchers in Switzerland, France and Mexico in a transatlantic collaboration aimed at pinpointing the kidney’s role in high blood pressure.
Education & Training
- M.D.
- Stanford University (1982)
- Ph.D.
- Stanford University (1986)
Honors & Recognition
- National Academy of Sciences
- The Basic Science Prize
American Heart Association - Homer Smith Award
American Society of Nephrology - MSD International Award
International Society of Hypertension


