Christopher T. Walsh

Christopher T. Walsh (February 16, 1944 – January 10, 2023) was the Hamilton Kuhn professor of biological chemistry and pharmacology at Harvard Medical School. His research focused on enzymes and enzyme inhibition, and most recently focused on the problem of antibiotic resistance. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1989. He went on to graduate school at Rockefeller University, where he earned his Ph.D. in life science in 1970. the American Philosophical Society, The National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Academy of Microbiology.

Personal life Walsh was born in Boston and went to Roxbury Latin School. Walsh died following a fall on January 10, 2023, at the age of 78. He was married to Diana Chapman Walsh who was the president of Wellesley College from 1993 to 2007. They have one daughter, Allison Kurian, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at Stanford University.

Notable publications Books Enzymatic Reaction Mechanisms (1978). Published by Freeman Inc . Antibiotics: Actions, Origins, Resistance (2003), by Christopher Walsh. Published by ASM Press . Post-translation Modification of Proteins: Expanding Nature's Inventory (2006), by C.T. Walsh. Published by Roberts and Company .