Michael J. Welsh

Premios

1. 2022

   Premio Shaw — Ciencias de la vida y medicina

   Biología

   For landmark discoveries of the molecular, biochemical, and functional defects underlying cystic fibrosis and the identification and development of medicines that reverse those defects and can treat most people affected by this disorder. Together, these discoveries and medicines are alleviating human suffering and saving lives.

2. 2025

   Premio Internacional Canadá Gairdner

   Biología

   For pioneering research into the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the genetic disease cystic fibrosis, leading to the development of transformative drug therapies based on these mechanisms, thereby improving and saving countless lives.

3. 2025

   Premio Lasker — Premio Lasker-DeBakey a la investigación médica clínica

   Biología

   For their key roles in developing a novel treatment for cystic fibrosis—a triple-drug combination that saves the lives of people with this lethal genetic disease