Thomas Peter Stossel | |
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| Born | Thomas Peter Stossel September 10, 1941 |
| Died | September 29, 2019 (aged 78) Wellfleet, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Harvard University (MD) |
| Known for | Research on cell movements and on innate immunity |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Hanford (1965–1997; divorced) Kerry Maguire (1997–2019; his death) |
| Relatives | Scott Stossel (son) John Stossel (brother) |
| Awards | National Academy of Sciences (1997) |
Thomas P. Stossel (September 10, 1941 – September 29, 2019) was an American hematologist, inventor, medical researcher, and writer, who discovered gelsolin and invented the BioAegis technology estate. He was also a professor emeritus of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a professor emeritus of clinical research at the American Cancer Society. He was Chief Scientific Advisor to BioAegis Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage biotech company developing a non-immunosuppressive anti-inflammatory with the potential to address a wide range of infectious, inflammatory, and degenerative diseases.