Stanley Falkow
Stanley Falkow, PhD, (24 January, 1934 – 5 May, 2018) was an American microbiologist and a professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine.[1] He was known for his study of how infectious microbes and host cells interact to cause disease at the molecular level.[2] He created molecular Koch's postulates, which have guided the study of the microbial determinants of infectious diseases since the late 1980s.[3]
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| Born | 24 January, 1934 |
| Died | 5 May, 2018 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | University of Maine |
| Occupation | Microbiologist and professor |
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| Website | med |
Falkow died on May 5, 2018 at the age of 84 at his home in Portola Valley, California of complications from myelodysplastic syndrome.[4]
References
- ↑ National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Stanley Falkow, Ph.D. Archived 2007-07-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on July 4, 2007
- ↑ The Double Helix NFID to Honor Dr. Falkow Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on July 4, 2007
- ↑ Falkow S (1988). "Molecular Koch's postulates applied to microbial pathogenicity." Rev Infect Dis 10(Suppl 2):S274-S276.
- ↑ Kolata, Gina. Stanley Falkow, Who Saw How Bacteria Cause Disease, Dies at 84. The New York Times (May 10, 2018). Retrieved May 11, 2018.
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