About Olaf Schneewind
Lived 1961 – 2019 (aged 57). Olaf Schneewind was an American and German medical researcher and microbiologist, known for Staphylococcus aureus.
Olaf Schneewind (June 23, 1961 – May 26, 2019) He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2018.
Career Schneewind was born in Germany and attended the University of Cologne. He completed postdoctoral training with Vincent Fischetti at Rockefeller University.
In 2001, Schneewind began teaching at the University of Chicago within the Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology. In 2004, he was named the founding chair of the Department of Microbiology. He assumed the Louis Block Professorship and remained at UChicago until his death from cancer on May 26, 2019.
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Who was Olaf Schneewind?
medical researcher and microbiologist (1961-2019)
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Olaf Schneewind was born on 23 June 1961 in Germany.
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Olaf Schneewind died on 26 May 2019.
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Olaf Schneewind was a medical researcher and microbiologist.
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Olaf Schneewind was known for Staphylococcus aureus.
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Olaf Schneewind was American and German.
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