Symposium Speaker

Thomas Michel

Thomas Michel is Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Harvard Medical School and Senior Physician in Cardiovascular Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Michel received his undergraduate degree in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard College. He received his PhD in Biochemistry and his MD degree from Duke University, where he studied in the laboratory of Professor Robert Lefkowitz. He returned to Boston for clinical training in medicine and cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and completed postdoctoral research training at Harvard Medical School. He was then appointed to the faculty at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he has worked as an active researcher, teacher, and clinician for many years. Michel has led studies on the molecular mechanisms that control the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), a key enzyme in cardiovascular homeostasis. Michel has garnered numerous prizes for his research advances, including the John J. Abel Award in Pharmacology. He has been elected to membership in the American Society of Clinical Investigation, the American Association of Physicians, and the Association of University Cardiologists. Michel served as Chairman of the Pharmacology Study Section at the National Institutes of Health. Michel is also a practicing cardiologist and active educator. He served as the first Dean for Education at Harvard Medical School, and received the Eugene Braunwald Teaching Award. Michel is also the founding musical director of the Boston Squeezebox Ensemble, which is the official accordion quintet for the annual Ig Nobel Prize Award Ceremony, held annually at Harvard. Michel continues in active teaching roles involving Harvard College undergraduates, medical students and graduate students at Harvard Medical School, as well as clinical and research trainees at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

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