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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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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