Michael J. Welsh (biologist)
Michael J. Welsh | |
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| Born | Michael James Welsh |
| Education | University of Iowa (BSc, MD) |
| Known for | Research of cystic fibrosis |
| Awards | Warren Alpert Foundation Prize (2018) George M. Kober Medal (2020) Shaw Prize in Life Science & Medicine (2022) Wiley Prize (2023) Switzer Prize (2023) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pulmonology, physiology |
| Institutions | University of California, San Francisco University of Texas, Houston University of Iowa Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
Michael James Welsh is an American pulmonologist. He is the current Roy J. Carver Chair in Biomedical Research, the Professor of Internal Medicine in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine at the Department of Internal Medicine, and the Director of Pappajohn Biomedical Institute, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa. He is also a professor at the Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology, and Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics. He received the 2022 Shaw Prize in Life science and Medicine, together with Paul A. Negulescu, for their work that uncovered the physiological defects in cystic fibrosis and developed effective medications.