John Welsh (biologist)

John Henry Welsh (August 25, 1901 - November 26, 2002) was an American physiologist who pioneered early work on serotonin as a neurotransmitter in invertebrates.[1] He also studied circadian rhythms, neurosecretion, and neuropharmacology.[2]

Welsh was born August 25, 1901 in Boothbay, Maine. He graduated from Berea College in Kentucky in 1922, followed by a M.A. (1922) and Ph.D. (1928) at Harvard University.[3] Welsh was on the staff of Harvard from 1927 until his retirement in 1970.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Folk, G. Edgar, Jr.; Mora, Francisco (2003). "Serotonin and the Last Great Bioassay". Journal of Biological Sciences. 3 (10): 951–960. doi:10.3923/jbs.2003.951.960.
  2. ↑ Greenberg, Michael J. (1988). "John Henry Welsh: his years, works and flock". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. C. 91 (1): 7–17. doi:10.1016/0742-8413(88)90161-2. PMID 2905230.
  3. ↑ "Welsh, John Henry". Who's Who In America 1952–1953. 27. A. N. Marquis Company. 1952. p. 2568.


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