Robert J. Cousins
Robert J. Cousins | |
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| Born | 1941 (age 83–84) New York, NY, United States |
| Education | |
| Partner | Elizabeth (née Ward) Cousins |
| Children | 3 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zinc Nutrition, Metabolism and Physiology, Molecular Biology, Nutritional Biochemistry |
| Institutions | |
Robert J. Cousins (born 1941) is an American nutritional biochemist who has researched the metabolism of heavy metals, especially zinc. He has served as president of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and the American Society for Nutrition (ASN). He was recognized with membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 2000 and served as editor of the Annual Review of Nutrition for ten years.