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LaRon Landry
LaRon Landry, NFL safety drafted sixth overall in 2007 by the Washington Redskins out of LSU; also played for the Jets and Colts, known for hard hitting, a 2010 move to strong safety, and PED suspensions.
Laron syndrome
Laron syndrome, also called growth hormone receptor deficiency or Laron-type dwarfism, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder causing severe short stature with high growth hormone, low IGF-I, GHR gene mutations, and treatment by recombinant IGF-I.
Laronidase
Laronidase (Aldurazyme) is recombinant human alpha-L-iduronidase, a weekly intravenous enzyme replacement therapy for mucopolysaccharidosis type I, approved in 2003, treating non-neurological symptoms.
Laropiprant
Laropiprant (MK-0524), a selective prostaglandin D2 DP1 receptor antagonist developed by Merck to reduce niacin-induced flushing; combined with extended-release niacin as Tredaptive/Cordaptive, then suspended in the EU after HPS2-THRIVE showed no cardiovascular benefit and excess serious adverse events.
Larotaxel
Larotaxel (RPR 109881, XRP9881), a Sanofi semi-synthetic taxane from 10-deacetylbaccatin III, stabilizes microtubules, is a poor P-glycoprotein substrate, crosses the blood-brain barrier, and was discontinued after phase III trials without market approval.
Larotrectinib
Larotrectinib (Vitrakvi) is an oral, highly selective TRK inhibitor for NTRK fusion-positive solid tumors, FDA accelerated approval November 2018, tumor-agnostic, 75% response rate, approved in over 40 countries.
LaRouche movement
LaRouche movement: political network founded by Lyndon LaRouche via the National Caucus of Labor Committees (NCLC), U.S. Labor Party, and Schiller Institute; began in SDS in 1968, moved right, ran eight presidential campaigns, conspiracy-theory publications.
LARP1
LARP1 (La ribonucleoprotein 1, translational regulator; LARP1a) is a human 1096-amino-acid RNA-binding protein on chromosome 5q33.2 that regulates 5'TOP mRNA translation and stability downstream of mTORC1 and is upregulated in cancers.
Larrea
Larrea (creosote bush genus, jarillas) is a genus of five resinous Zygophyllaceae desert shrubs of North and South America, including Larrea tridentata, known for NDGA-rich leaf resin, polyploid races, and traditional medicinal use.
Larrea divaricata
Larrea divaricata (jarilla, jarilla hembra) is a South American Zygophyllaceae shrub of Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, and Peru, used in traditional medicine, containing NDGA, and studied for anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antitumor extract activity.
Larrea tridentata
Larrea tridentata, creosote bush (gobernadora, hediondilla), is the dominant evergreen resinous shrub of the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan deserts, with clonal rings up to about 11,700 years old and NDGA-rich leaves used medicinally despite liver toxicity concerns.
Larrocha (Mercurian crater)
Larrocha is a 196.88-km-wide impact crater on Mercury at 43.50°N, 69.91°W, named by the IAU in 2013 for Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha; it anchors the NE-SW Larrocha fault system in the Victoria quadrangle and has a low-lying floor with no magnetic anomaly.
Larry (cat)
Larry the cat, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, is the tabby-and-white former Battersea stray resident at 10 Downing Street since 15 February 2011, serving under six prime ministers from David Cameron to Keir Starmer.
Larry A. Coldren
Larry A. Coldren is an American engineer and professor at UC Santa Barbara known for his work on VCSELs and tunable lasers, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2004.
Larry A. Feig
Larry A. Feig is a molecular biologist and professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, known for discovering calcium-activated Ras-GRF exchange factors and studying inherited stress effects.
Larry A. Green
Larry A. Green is an American family physician and health services researcher at the University of Colorado, known for research on the usual source of care.
Larry A. Roesner
Larry A. Roesner is an American civil engineer known for work on the EPA's Storm Water Management Model and elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1990.
Larry A. Thompson
Larry A. Thompson is an American politician and the Republican nominee for the U.S. House in California's 32nd district in the 2026 election, facing incumbent Representative Brad Sherman.
Larry A. Wasserman
Larry A. Wasserman is a statistician and machine learning researcher at Carnegie Mellon University, elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2016 and author of All of Statistics.
Larry Abbott
Larry Abbott is an American theoretical neuroscientist, the William Bloor Professor at Columbia University, known for recurrent neural network models, spike-timing dependent plasticity, and the dynamic clamp.
Larry Agran
Larry Agran is an American Democratic politician elected Mayor of Irvine, California in 2024, having earlier served as mayor from 2000 and on the city council since 1978.
Larry Allen
Larry Allen (1971-2024), Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman, 11-time Pro Bowl guard, Super Bowl XXX champion, first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer in 2013, died June 2, 2024 in Mexico at 52.
Larry Berg
Larry Berg, American private equity executive (Apollo Global Management, 26North) and founding co-managing owner of LAFC, chosen August 3, 2026 as the third MLS commissioner, succeeding Don Garber on January 1, 2027.
Larry Bird
Larry Joe Bird, nicknamed the Hick from French Lick, is an American former basketball player who won three NBA championships and three MVP awards with the Boston Celtics.
Larry Black
Larry Black (Lawrence Jeffery Black, 1951–2006), American sprinter from Miami; 1972 Munich Olympic silver in the 200 m (20.19) behind Borzov and gold leading off the 4x100 m relay world record 38.19.
Larry Bock
Lawrence "Larry" Bock (1959–2016) was an American biotech entrepreneur in San Diego who co-founded Illumina in 1998, financed about 40 life-science companies, and founded the USA Science & Engineering Festival.
Larry Bond
Larry Bond (born 1951) is an American technothriller author and naval wargame designer, creator of Harpoon (1980), co-author with Tom Clancy of Red Storm Rising (1986), and lead designer of the Admiralty Trilogy games.
Larry Boucher
Larry Boucher, also known as Lawrence Boucher, is an American storage-industry engineer who led the Shugart Associates team that developed SCSI, then founded Adaptec, Auspex Systems, and Alacritech.
Larry Brown
Larry Brown (born 1940, Brooklyn) is an American basketball coach and former ABA point guard; the only coach to win both an NCAA title (Kansas 1988) and an NBA title (Detroit 2004), and Hall of Fame inductee.
Larry Bryggman
Larry Bryggman (born December 21, 1938) is an American actor best known as Dr. John Dixon on As the World Turns (1969–2010), with two Daytime Emmys, Tony nominations for Picnic and Proof, and an Obie Award.