2023
Welsh wins 2023 Wiley Prize in Biomedical Science
2022
Welsh wins 2022 Shaw Prize in Life Sciences and Medicine
Congratulations to Wenjie Yu, 1st place PBI Best Paper Competition for Postdocs
2021
Welsh receives Kober Medal
Rounding@IOWA podcast: Gerry Clancy, MD, and JP Clancy, MD; David A. Stoltz, MD, PhD; and Michael J. Welsh, MD; discuss how decades of committed research are improving quality of life and life expectancy for patients with cystic fibrosis.
2020
Welsh nominated for Sanford Lorraine Cross Award for pioneering cystic fibrosis research
UI cystic fibrosis researchers receive $11.5 million NIH grant to develop new therapies
Congratulations to Yuliang Xie, 2nd place PBI Best Paper Competition for Postdocs
2019
HHMI renewals for Campbell and Welsh
2018
Welsh among team of scientists sharing 2018 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
- Acceptance speech (Oct 4, 2018)
Congratulations to Ian Thornell, 1st place PBI Best Paper Competition for Postdocs
2017
Cystic fibrosis alters the structure of mucus in airways
News Archive
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Xiao Xiao (Sammi) Tang Pappajohn Biomedical Institute Best Paper Competition (Jan-June 2016) “Acidic pH increases airway surface liquid viscosity in cystic fibrosis.” J Clin Invest. 2016 Mar 1 |
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Viral Shah Pappajohn Biomedical Institute Best Paper Competition (Jan-June 2016) “Airway acidification initiates host defense abnormalities in cystic fibrosis mice." Science 2016 Jan 29 |
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Viral Shah Best Poster Award "Modeling Initial Attachment of Bacteria to Cystic Fibrosis Airway Mucus." |
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Connor Parker Pre-M1 Summer Research Fellowship "Modeling Initial Attachment of Bacteria to Cystic Fibrosis Airway Mucus. |
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Jamison Ash Pre-M1 Summer Research Fellowship "Effects of CO2 Inhalation on Proteasome-dependent Protein Degradation During Fear Memory Retrieval in the Amygdala." |
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Lee Joseph 2016 Internal Medicine Research Day "Impact of Rhythm Control Over Rate Control Alone for Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter." |
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Mahmoud Abou Alaiwa 2016 Distinguished Mentor Award |
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Phil Karp 2016 Distinguished Research Professional Award |
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Jan. 28, 2016UI study identifies protein that causes problems for CF lungs |
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Viral Shah Thesis Defense: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics “Mechanisms of Acid and Base Secretion: Implications for Airway Host Defense in Cystic Fibrosis.” Next step: Returning to medical school, anticipating May 2017 graduation |
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Christoph Randak National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases "Probing adenylate kinase-dependent CFTR gating in vivo and as therapeutic target" |
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James McMenimen Melvin Marcus Clinical Research Award "Impaired mucociliary transport in CF piglets: pH sensitivity and interrogation of the gland-surface interface" |
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Qian Dong 2015 Health Sciences Research Week Poster Winner "Mutating the Conserved Q-loop Glutamine Q1291 Selectively Disrupts Adenylate Kinase-Dependent Channel Gating of the ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Adenylate Kinase Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator (CFTR) and Reduces Channel Function in Primary Human Airway Epithelia" |
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Viral Shah 2015 Health Sciences Research Week Poster Winner "Blocking Airway Surface Acidification Improves Host Defense Defects in Cystic Fibrosis" |
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Nick Andresen and Keyan Zarei Howard Hughes Summer Fellowships "Using banana slugs as a new model to study musucs expansion in cystic fibrosis." |
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Christoph Randak Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Grant "Potentiating DF508 CFTR channel function with an adenylate kinase inhibitor." |
