Vadim N. Gladyshev

This article is about the scientist. For the football player, see Vadim Gladyshev.

Vadim N. Gladyshev is a professor of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital,^[1] Harvard Medical School, who specializes in antioxidant biology. He is known for his characterization of the human selenoproteome.^[2] He is also known for his work on the effects of aging in humans.^[3][4][5] He has conducted studies on whether organisms can acquire cellular damage from their food;^[6] the role selenium plays as a micro-nutrient with significant health benefits;^[7] In 2013 he won the NIH Pioneer Award.^[8]

Vadim N. Gladyshev
Born	Vadim N. Gladyshev
Alma mater	Moscow University (PhD)
Scientific career
Fields	Aging
Institutions	Harvard University
Website	gladyshevlab.bwh.harvard.edu

In 2021, he was elected member of the U. S. National Academy of Sciences.^[9]