Henry Lauris Paulson is an American neurologist.
Henry L. Paulson | |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | MD, PhD, cell biology, Yale University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Michigan University of Iowa |
Early life and education
editPaulson 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
editIn 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] In 2007, Paulson left Iowa upon accepting a faculty appointment at the University of Michigan.[1]
During his tenure at the University of Michigan, Paulson has continued to explore the reasons why the aging brain degenerates in neurodegenerative diseases.[3]
He assumed directorship of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center in 2015. The Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center (MADC) is a National Institute of Aging-funded center dedicated to the research and understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Under his leadership, the MADC was the first of its kind to expand beyond its home institution to formally collaborate with two other research universities in the state, making the MADC a statewide organization. This ground-breaking initiative brought together expertise from the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Wayne State University to tackle the understanding of dementia in an interdisciplinary manner and extend outreach and education efforts throughout the state.[4]
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.[5] 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 co-director of the Michigan Neuroscience Institute.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Henry Lauris Paulson, MD". University of Michigan. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "Dr. Henry Paulson Elected to National Academy of Medicine". University of Michigan. October 19, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "NINDS RECOGNIZES HENRY PAULSON, M.D., PH.D., FOR OUTSTANDING MENTORSHIP". University of Michigan. August 11, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Center – Committed to memory and aging research, clinical care, education and wellness". Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Henry Paulson, MADC Director, Elected as AAAS Fellow". University of Michigan. November 22, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "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
editHenry L. Paulson publications indexed by Google Scholar