Michael Wolfe, BSc MSc PhD

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Affiliation(s): 

University of Kansas

Areas of Interest: 

presenilins, APP processing, familial Alzheimer's disease

Biography & Research: 

Michael S. Wolfe received his B.S. in chemistry in 1984 from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry in 1990 from the University of Kansas. After postdoctoral stints at the University of Kansas (medicinal chemistry) and the NIH (cell biology), he joined the faculty of the University of Tennessee in Memphis in 1994. 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 joined the KU faculty in October of 2016 as the Mathias P. Mertes Professor of Medicinal Chemistry. Awards for his work include the MetLife Award for Biomedical Research (2008), a Zenith Fellows Award from the Alzheimer’s Association (2008), and the Potamkin Prize from the American Academy of Neurology (2009).