Henry L. Paulson

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Henry L. Paulson
Academic background
EducationMD, PhD, cell biology, Yale University
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
University of Iowa

Henry Lauris Paulson is an American neurologist.

Early life and education[]

Paulson received his medical degree and doctorate in cell biology from Yale University in 1990. He then completed a neurology residency and neurogenetics/movement disorders fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania.[1]

Career[]

In 1997, Paulson joined the faculty at the University of Iowa where he established his own laboratory to describe abnormal protein aggregates in polyglutamine diseases. His lab has helped pioneer the use of gene silencing methods as a potential therapy for the many neurological disorders caused by mutant genes.[2] Paulson eventually left Iowa in 2007 to accept a faculty appointment at the University of Michigan.[1]

During his tenure at the University of Michigan, Paulson established his own laboratory to explore the reasons why the aging brain degenerates in neurodegenerative diseases.[3] In recognition of his research, Paulson was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his efforts towards advancing science applications.[4] In 2020, he was elected to the National Academy of Medicine for his "work in making fundamental discoveries regarding protein aggregation and nucleotide repeat expansions as causes of neurodegenerative diseases, and pioneering novel therapeutic strategies, including nucleotide-based gene silencing and harnessing the cell’s own quality-control machinery, for this group of devastating disorders."[2] Following his election, Paulson was named the interim director of the Michigan Neuroscience Institute.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Henry Lauris Paulson, MD". University of Michigan. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. Henry Paulson Elected to National Academy of Medicine". University of Michigan. October 19, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "NINDS RECOGNIZES HENRY PAULSON, M.D., PH.D., FOR OUTSTANDING MENTORSHIP". University of Michigan. August 11, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Henry Paulson, MADC Director, Elected as AAAS Fellow". University of Michigan. November 22, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "HENRY L. PAULSON, M.D., PH.D., NAMED INTERIM DIRECTOR OF MICHIGAN NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE; SHELLY B. FLAGEL, PH.D., NAMED INTERIM CO-DIRECTOR". University of Michigan. February 19, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

External links[]

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