1.1K views · 26 reactions | Jeffrey Friedman discovered leptin, one of the key regulators of appetite. Here he looks ahead to the next decade, and how basic science could help us understand and tackle obesity. | Breakthrough | Facebook

Congratulations to five amazing winners of this year’s Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences: Jeffrey M. Friedman, F. Ulrich Hartl, Arthur L. Horwich, David Julius and Virginia Man-Yee Lee. Their discoveries range from the regulation of appetite to the sensation of pain, the mechanisms of protein folding, and the connections between protein tangles and neurodegenerative disease. Tune in to see them receive their prizes at the Breakthrough Prize ceremony on the National Geographic channel November

Jeff, 17, COVID-19, Philippines, Asia Region: This video made it to the Popular Vote of the 2020 Breakthrough Junior Challenge. To learn more about the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, visit https://breakthroughjuniorchallenge.org/. | Breakthrough