Join us live via Zoom on TUESDAY, February 3 @ 8PM (Eastern Time USA) "Doors" open at 7:30PM
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Join us as we celebrate curiosity, scientific endeavor, and transformational discoveries with Michael J. Welsh, winner of the 2025 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award.
For nearly 45 years, Dr. Welsh has worked to transform cystic fibrosis from a terminal illness into a highly treatable condition for most patients.
As a medical student, he encountered a young girl suffering from cystic fibrosis—struggling for every breath and unlikely to survive beyond her teens. Ever since, he’s been motivated to find ways to improve and extend the lives of children and adults with cystic fibrosis.
By uncovering the cellular and molecular causes of the disease, Dr. Welsh’s research helped pave the way for new therapies that allow people with cystic fibrosis to breathe easier, live longer, and enjoy a better quality of life. At his lab, Dr. Welsh continues to seek improved treatments and better outcomes for all CF patients.
MICHAEL J. WELSH is professor of internal medicine, molecular physiology and biophysics, neurology, and neurosurgery at the University of Iowa, as well as director of the Pappajohn Medical Institute at Iowa’s Carver College of Medicine. He served as president of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and president of the Association of American Physicians, and has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, and the National Academy of Sciences. For his groundbreaking research leading to life-saving treatments for cystic fibrosis, he has been awarded numerous prestigious prizes, including the 2025 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award, 2025 Yergin-New International Prize for Biomedical Research, 2025 Canada Gairdner International Award, 2023 Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences, and the 2022 Shaw Prize in Life Sciences and Medicine.Before & After
--Mix up our cocktail & mocktail of the night, the "Breathe Easy"… (recipe to come!)
--Groove to our highly therapeutic playlist
--Zoom in for a chance to win cool prizes!
--Bring your questions for the live audience Q&A
This is a FREE event.
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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
