Kenneth Andrew Walsh

Kenneth Andrew Walsh is a Canadian born biochemist who spent most of his career in the USA, now emeritus professor of biochemistry at the University of Washington.[1]

Walsh received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, and became a Postdoctoral Fellow of Dr. Hans Neurath at the University of Washington in the early 1960s. He eventually joined the faculty in that Department, and became Chair of the Department in 1992.

Scientific career

Walsh's research on protein chemistry was recognized with the 2002 Pehr Edman Award. The award citation states that:

Of particular importance is his early work improving strategies for automated sequencing of proteins and identifying posttranslational modifications. These analyses contributed to concepts regarding the evolution of protein structure and function through gene duplication, the gradual divergence of their sequences, and gene fusions. He was among the first to draw attention to the power of mass spectrometry technique]]s for protein characterization.[2]

According to Google Scholar,[3] he has published 58 papers with over 100 citations each.

References

  1. ↑ "Faculty profile". University of Washington, Department of Biochemistry. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Pehr Edman Awards". International Association for Protein Structure Analysis and Proteomics. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
  3. ↑ Scholar author listing
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