Christopher T. Walsh

Christopher T. Walsh
Born(1944-02-16)February 16, 1944
DiedJanuary 10, 2023(2023-01-10) (aged 78)
Alma materHarvard University (A.B.)
Rockefeller University (Ph.D.)
Known forEnzyme kinetics, antibiotic resistance
AwardsEli 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
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsBrandeis University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard Medical School
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Thesis The Mechanism of Action of the Citrate Cleavage Enzyme  (1970)
Doctoral advisorLeonard B. Spector
Other academic advisorsRobert H. Abeles
Notable studentsMichael 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]

  1. ^ "Walsh Laboratory". Harvard Medical School. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Speakers: Christopher T. Walsh, Ph.D." Duke University Health System. 2006. Archived from the original on 9 September 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2010.

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