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'''Aaron Bunsen Lerner''' (September 21, 1920 – February 3, 2007),<ref name=CAO>{{cite book|title=Aaron B. Lerner|work=Contemporary Authors Online|publisher=Gale|location=Detroit|year=2007}}</ref> also known in scientific articles as '''Aaron B. Lerner''', was an American [[physician]], researcher and professor.
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'''Aaron B. Lerner''' (1920-2007) was an American physician, researcher and professor. Born in 1920 in [[Minneapolis]], he received his medical degree and a PhD in chemistry from the [[University of Minnesota system|University of Minnesota]] in 1945. After teaching at the universities of Michigan and Oregon, he joined the [[Yale University School of Medicine]] as an associate professor of medicine in 1955.<ref name="Times-obit">{{cite news |first= |last= |author= |title= Professor Aaron Lerner. Dermatologist who discovered melatonin | url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1538930.ece |format= Obituary |work= |publisher= Times Online |id= |pages= |page= |date= 19 March 2007 | accessdate= 2009-03-31 |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</ref> The following year he became director of the dermatology section within the Department of Internal Medicine, and when the Department of Dermatology was established in 1971 he was appointed its first chair.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://info.med.yale.edu/library/exhibits/yalemed3/1971-1981.html |title= Medicine at Yale, 1951-2001 |accessdate= 2009-03-31 |author= |last= Appel
| first= Toby |coauthors= Mona Florea, Albert May, Gillian Mayman |year= 2001 |format= Historical Exhibit |work= |publisher= Yale School of Medicine |pages= |quote= }}</ref> When Professor Lerner retired in 1991 he was named a Professor Emeritus of Dermatology. He was in 1973 elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences (Medical physiology and metabolism).


==Life and career==
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Dr. Lerner is perhaps best known for leading the team of researchers who isolated and named, in 1958, the hormone [[melatonin]]. He was an expert in the metabolic basis of inherited diseases, particularly [[vitiligo]] for which he, in the 1980s, developed a skin transplantation therapy. Lerner also isolated the compound [[melanocyte-stimulating hormone]] (MSH).<ref name="Times-obit"/>
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Born in 1920 in [[Minneapolis]], Lerner received his medical degree and a PhD in chemistry from the [[University of Minnesota system|University of Minnesota]] in 1945. After teaching at the universities of Michigan and Oregon, he joined the [[Yale University School of Medicine]] as an associate professor of medicine in 1955.<ref name="Times-obit">{{cite news |title= Professor Aaron Lerner. Dermatologist who discovered melatonin | url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article1538930.ece |format= Obituary |publisher= Times Online |date= 19 March 2007 | access-date= 2009-03-31 | location=London}}</ref> The following year he became director of the [[dermatology]] section within the Department of [[internal medicine|Internal Medicine]], and when the Department of Dermatology was established in 1971 he was appointed its first chair.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://info.med.yale.edu/library/exhibits/yalemed3/1971-1981.html |title= Medicine at Yale, 1951-2001 |access-date= 2009-03-31 |last= Appel
| first= Toby |author2=Mona Florea|author3=Albert May|author4=Gillian Mayman |year= 2001 |format= Historical Exhibit |publisher= Yale School of Medicine }}</ref> When Professor Lerner retired in 1991, he was named a Professor Emeritus of Dermatology.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pearce|first=Jeremy|date=2007-02-17|title=Aaron Lerner, Skin Expert Who Led Melatonin Discovery, Dies at 86 (Published 2007)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/17/nyregion/17lerner.html|access-date=2021-01-11|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dermatology pioneer Aaron Lerner, Yale chairman, dies at 86|url=https://www.dermatologytimes.com/view/dermatology-pioneer-aaron-lerner-yale-chairman-dies-86|access-date=2021-01-11|website=Dermatology Times}}</ref><ref name="Times-obit" /> He was in 1973 elected to membership in the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] (Medical physiology and metabolism).

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Lerner is perhaps best known for leading the team of researchers who isolated and named, in 1958, the hormone [[melatonin]]. He was an expert in the metabolic basis of [[inherited diseases]], particularly [[vitiligo]] for which he, in the 1980s, developed a skin transplantation therapy. Lerner also isolated the compound [[melanocyte-stimulating hormone]] (MSH).<ref name="Times-obit"/>

Lerner was married to Marguerite Rush Lerner,, an author of children's books and a book about admission to medical school (''Medical School: The Interview and the Applicant''). Their two sons are both dermatologists.<ref>[https://health.usnews.com/doctors/michael-lerner-697856 Health.usnews.com About Michael Lerner]</ref>


== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1896 Aaron Lerner Papers (MS 1896).] Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.

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Latest revision as of 10:49, 20 March 2024

Aaron Bunsen Lerner (September 21, 1920 – February 3, 2007),[1] also known in scientific articles as Aaron B. Lerner, was an American physician, researcher and professor.

Life and career[edit]

Born in 1920 in Minneapolis, Lerner received his medical degree and a PhD in chemistry from the University of Minnesota in 1945. After teaching at the universities of Michigan and Oregon, he joined the Yale University School of Medicine as an associate professor of medicine in 1955.[2] The following year he became director of the dermatology section within the Department of Internal Medicine, and when the Department of Dermatology was established in 1971 he was appointed its first chair.[3] When Professor Lerner retired in 1991, he was named a Professor Emeritus of Dermatology.[4][5][2] He was in 1973 elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences (Medical physiology and metabolism).

Lerner is perhaps best known for leading the team of researchers who isolated and named, in 1958, the hormone melatonin. He was an expert in the metabolic basis of inherited diseases, particularly vitiligo for which he, in the 1980s, developed a skin transplantation therapy. Lerner also isolated the compound melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH).[2]

Lerner was married to Marguerite Rush Lerner,, an author of children's books and a book about admission to medical school (Medical School: The Interview and the Applicant). Their two sons are both dermatologists.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Aaron B. Lerner. Detroit: Gale. 2007. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Professor Aaron Lerner. Dermatologist who discovered melatonin" (Obituary). London: Times Online. 19 March 2007. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
  3. ^ Appel, Toby; Mona Florea; Albert May; Gillian Mayman (2001). "Medicine at Yale, 1951-2001" (Historical Exhibit). Yale School of Medicine. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
  4. ^ Pearce, Jeremy (2007-02-17). "Aaron Lerner, Skin Expert Who Led Melatonin Discovery, Dies at 86 (Published 2007)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  5. ^ "Dermatology pioneer Aaron Lerner, Yale chairman, dies at 86". Dermatology Times. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  6. ^ Health.usnews.com About Michael Lerner

External links[edit]

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