Malcolm John Casadaban | |
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| Born | August 12, 1949 |
| Died | September 13, 2009 (aged 60) |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard Medical School |
| Occupation(s) | Genetic and Cell Biology Professor |
| Known for | Death caused by plague |
Malcolm Casadaban (12 August 1949 – 13 September 2009) was associate professor of molecular genetics, cell biology and microbiology at the University of Chicago.[1] Casadaban died following an accidental laboratory exposure to an attenuated strain of Yersinia pestis, a bacterium that causes plague.