Joseph L. Goldstein is an American biochemist and geneticist, born on April 18, 1940. He is a pioneer in the study of cholesterol metabolism and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1985, sharing the honor with his fellow American Michael Stuart Brown. Goldstein obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia in 1962, followed by his first medical degree in 1966 from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Joseph
God will increase, He will add
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Joseph L. Goldstein belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Kingstree
Educated At: Washington and Lee University | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Occupation: geneticist | biochemist | university teacher | biologist | physician
Employers: University of Texas System
Awards Received: George M. Kober Medal | honorary doctor of the University of Miami | Foreign Member of the Royal Society | Warren Alpert Foundation Prize | ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award | Richard Lounsbery Award | Keith R. Porter Lecture | Albany Medical Center Prize | Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry | Canada Gairdner International Award | Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research | Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize | National Medal of Science | Heinrich Wieland Prize | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Astrology Analysis
Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.

Ephemeris for April 18, 1940
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 18, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for April 18, 2025 |
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Sun | 28 Aries 30 | 28 Aries 54 | 20 Cancer 9 |
Moon | 10 Virgo 9 | 1 Capricorn 18 | 25 Libra 51 |
Mercury | 1 Aries 50 | 1 Aries 50 | 4 Leo 38 |
Venus | 14 Gemini 7 | 25 Pisces 15 | 27 Gemini 26 |
Mars | 11 Gemini 10 | 0 Leo 13 | 5 Leo 54 |
Jupiter | 23 Aries 26 | 19 Gemini 0 | 11 Taurus 12 |
Saturn | 3 Taurus 45 | 26 Pisces 27 | 13 Taurus 11 |
Uranus | 20 Taurus 38 | 25 Taurus 39 | 25 Taurus 8 |
Neptune | 23 Virgo 15 | 0 Aries 41 | 23 Virgo 8 |
Pluto | 0 Leo 37 | 3 Aquarius 45 | 2 Leo 7 |
Rahu | 19 Libra 47 | 25 Pisces 47 | 15 Libra 17 |
Ketu | 19 Aries 47 | 25 Virgo 47 | 15 Aries 17 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Joseph L. Goldstein's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars square Rahu
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Mars
Exact: 20 February, 2025 - Mars square Rahu
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Venus
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Jupiter trine Rahu
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Mercury
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Mars aspects Ketu
Exact: 20 July, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 08 September, 2025 - Mars opposition Saturn
Exact: 28 September, 2025 - Mars aspects Mars
Exact: 08 October, 2025 - Mars square Mercury
Exact: 17 December, 2025