Tom Rapoport, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Tom Rapoport

German biologist

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1947

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Profession: biologist, university teacher, biochemist, molecular biologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Tom Abraham Rapoport (born June 17, 1947) is a German-American cell biologist who studies protein transport in cells.
Currently, he is a professor at Harvard Medical School and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator.
Born in Cincinnati, OH, he grew up in the German Democratic Republic.
In 1995 he accepted an offer to become a professor at Harvard Medical School, Boston.
In 1997 he became an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.