Michael S. Wolfe
University of Kansas
USA
Biography
Michael S. Wolfe received his B.S. in chemistry from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry from the University of Kansas. After postdoctoral stints at the University of Kansas and the NIH, he joined the faculty of the University of Tennessee in Memphis. In 1999, he moved to Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where his work focused on understanding the molecular basis of Alzheimer’s and related disorders and identifying effective approaches for pharmacological intervention, becoming Professor of Neurology in 2008. He returned to the University of Kansas in October of 2016 as the Mathias P. Mertes Professor of Medicinal Chemistry. Awards for his work include the Sato Memorial International Award in bioorganic and medicinal chemistry from the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, the MetLife Award for Biomedical Research, a Zenith Fellows Award from the Alzheimer’s Association, and the Potamkin Prize from the American Academy of Neurology.
Research Interest
Alzheimer’s Disease