Christopher T. Walsh | |
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| Born | February 16, 1944 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 2023 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (A.B.) Rockefeller University (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Enzyme kinetics, antibiotic resistance |
| Awards | Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry (1979) Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award (1998) Repligen Corporation Award in Chemistry of Biological Processes (1999) Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic or Bioorganic Chemistry (2003) Promega Biotechnology Research Award (2004) Welch Award in Chemistry (2010) Benjamin Franklin Medal (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Brandeis University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard Medical School Dana Farber Cancer Institute |
| Thesis | The Mechanism of Action of the Citrate Cleavage Enzyme (1970) |
| Doctoral advisor | Leonard B. Spector |
| Other academic advisors | Robert H. Abeles |
| Notable students | Michael Marletta Peter G. Schultz Yian Shi Gregory L. Verdine |
Christopher T. Walsh (February 16, 1944 – January 10, 2023) was a Hamilton Kuhn professor of biological chemistry and pharmacology at Harvard Medical School.[1] His research focused on enzymes and enzyme inhibition, and most recently focused on the problem of antibiotic resistance.[2] He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1989.[2]