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Thomas C. Südhof

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Thomas C. Südhof

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Also known as Thomas Südhof, Thomas Christian Südhof, Thomas C Südhof, T. C. Südhof, T C Südhof, Thomas Sudhof

German biochemist

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Thomas C. Südhof is a German biochemist who has made significant contributions to understanding how brain cells communicate with each other. His research has been important enough to earn recognition in the scientific community for advancing knowledge of cell signaling.

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Works
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  • Abstracts of papers presented at the 2009 meeting on synapses
  • Synapses
  • Synapses
  • Synapses
  • Pharmacology of neurotransmitter release

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Origin
Japan
Active from
2005-06-13
Active to
2017-06-12
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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine2013

    for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Thomas
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Göttingen
Spouse
Lu Chen
Occupation
chemist
Position held
professor
Languages spoken
English language
Academic degree
Doctor of Medicine
Doctoral advisor
Victor P. Whittaker
Field of work
neurobiology
Image
Thomas c südhof.jpg
Work location
Stanford
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Thomas C. Südhof
date of birth
1955-12-22
member of
Royal Society
name in native language
Thomas Christian Südhof
interested in
biochemistry
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Encyclopedic overview

Thomas Christian Südhof ( German pronunciation: [ˈtoːmas ˈzyːtˌhoːf] ; born December 22, 1955), 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 neurology, and in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University.

Südhof, James Rothman and Randy Schekman are the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureates for their work on vesicle trafficking.

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