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Thomas Dean Pollard | |
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| Born | July 7, 1942 (age 82) Pasadena, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Pomona College Harvard Medical School |
| Known for | Research on cell motility, actin filaments, and myosin motors |
| Awards | National Academy of Sciences (1992) E. B. Wilson Medal (2004) Gairdner Foundation International Award (2006) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | cell biologist |
| Institutions | Yale University |
Thomas Dean Pollard (born July 7, 1942) is a prominent educator, cell biologist and biophysicist whose research focuses on understanding cell motility through the study of actin filaments and myosin motors. He is Sterling Professor Emeritus of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology and a professor emeritus of cell biology and molecular biophysics & biochemistry at Yale University.[1] He was dean of Yale's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 2010 to 2014, and president of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies from 1996 to 2001.
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