German-American biochemist
Thomas Christian Südhof (German pronunciation: [ˈtoːmas ⓘ ForMemRS biochemist known for his study ofsynaptic transmission . Currently, he is a professor in the school of medicine in the department ofmolecular andcellular physiology , and by courtesy in neurology, and in psychiatry and behavioral sciences atStanford University .[ 2] [ 5]
Südhof,James Rothman andRandy Schekman are the 2013Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureates for their work onvesicle trafficking.[ 6]
Early life and education [ edit ] AGerman native , Südhof was born inGöttingen in 1955. He spent his childhood in Göttingen andHannover . He studied music in his youth, specifically the bassoon, and has credited hisbassoon instructor, Herbert Tauscher, as his "most influential teacher".[ 7] Hannover Waldorf School in 1975. Südhof studied medicine at theRWTH Aachen University ,Harvard University , and then theUniversity of Göttingen . In Göttingen Südhof worked on his doctoral thesis, in which he described the structure and function ofchromaffin cells , at theMax Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in the lab ofVictor P. Whittaker . In 1982, he received hisMD in medical science (Dr.med.) from theUniversity of Göttingen .[ 8]
In 2023, Südhof was appointed byUnited Nations Secretary General António Guterres to the United Nations' Scientific Advisory Board.[ 9]
Südhof is married[when? toLu Chen , a professor of neurosurgery and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University. The couple have three children.[citation needed Südhof has four more children from his previous marriage with Annette Südhof.[ 14]
^a b Anon (2017)."Professor Thomas Sudhof ForMemRS" .royalsociety.org .Royal Society . ^a b "CAP - Thomas Sudhof" . Med.stanford.edu. June 20, 2008. RetrievedOctober 7, 2013 .^ "Ist der Nobelpreisträger Südhof überhaupt Deutscher?" . Focus. RetrievedOctober 7, 2013 .^ Medizinnobelpreisträger Thomas Südhof „Ich habe wieder einen deutschen Pass“, Berliner Zeitung, 27 January 2014 (German) ^ Vierbuchen, Thomas; Ostermeier, Austin; Pang, Zhiping P.; Kokubu, Yuko; Südhof, Thomas C.; Wernig, Marius (2010)."Direct conversion of fibroblasts to functional neurons by defined factors" .Nature .463 (7284):1035– 1041.Bibcode :2010Natur.463.1035V .doi :10.1038/nature08797 .PMC 2829121 PMID 20107439 . ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013" . Nobel Foundation. RetrievedOctober 7, 2013 .^ Anon (2010)."Tom Südhof" .The Lancet 376 (9739): 409.doi :10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61210-X ISSN 0140-6736 .PMID 20692517 .S2CID 54353897 . ^ Südhof, Thomas Christian (1992).Die biophysikalische Struktur der chromaffinen Granula im Lichte ihres Osmometerverhaltens und ihrer osmotischen Lyse (MD thesis). University of Göttingen.OCLC 916944001 . ^ UN Secretary-General Creates Scientific Advisory Board for Independent Advice on Breakthroughs in Science and Technology United Nations , press release of 3 August 2023.^ "Prizewinners of the Feldberg Foundation" . Feldberg Foundation. RetrievedApril 26, 2018 .^ "MetLife Foundation Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease" (PDF) . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on October 13, 2018.^ "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement" .www.achievement.org .American Academy of Achievement .^ "Nobel laureate Thomas Südhof to accept 2023 Rev. Carrier Medal" . October 19, 2023.^ "Thomas Südhof Nobel Prize bio note" (PDF) (Press release).
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