Olaf Schneewind | |
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Born | Germany | 23 June 1961
Died | 26 May 2019 | (aged 57)
Nationality | Germany United States |
Alma mater | University of Cologne |
Known for | S. aureus pathogenesis |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Microbiology |
Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles University of Chicago |
Doctoral students |
Olaf Schneewind (1961–2019) was a German-born American microbiologist who made important contributions to the study of bacterial cell wall composition and assembly as well as the pathogenesis of the microbial species S. aureus.[1] He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2018.[2]