Larry Beck receives the ASN’s Distinguished Researcher Award

Dr. Laurence H. Beck Jr. receives the 2019 Distinguished Researcher Award by the American Society of Nephrology. This award recognizes individuals who have made substantial research contributions to the discipline of nephrology, and who have displayed innovation and excellence in research to advance the science and/or practice of nephrology.

Drs. Beck and Salant’s discovery of M-Type Phospholipase A2 Receptor (PLA2R) as Target Antigen in Membranous Nephropathy in 2009 is considered one of the most seminal discoveries in nephrology.