Thomas C. Südhof

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German-American biochemist

Thomas Christian Südhof, ForMemRS, is a German-American biochemist known for his study of synaptic transmission. Currently, he is a professor in the school of medicine in the department of molecular and cellular physiology, and by courtesy in... Wikipedia

Born: 1955 (age 68 years), Göttingen, Germany

Spouse: Lu Chen and Annette Südhof

Education: RWTH Aachen University, University of Göttingen, and Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences (Faßberg-Campus)

Awards: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, and more

Doctoral advisor: Victor P. Whittaker