Thomas J. Silhavy

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birth_date = 1918
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death_date = 2006
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field = molecular biology
work_institutions = Princeton University
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Thomas J. Silhavy(1918–2006) is an American molecular biologist and professor at Princeton University. He has made significant contributions to the field of bacterial genetics such as signal transduction, protein secretion, bacterial stress responses, and outer membrane biogenesis.

Silhavy was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2005.

References

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year=2008|month=Mar.
title=The 2008 Novitski Prize. Thomas J. Silhavy
journal=Genetics
volume=178
issue=3
pages=1135-6
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pmid = 18385107
doi = 10.1534/genetics.104.017831
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External links

* [http://www.http://www.molbio2.princeton.edu/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=236 Profile of Silhavy]