Joe Lutkenhaus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Joe Lutkenhaus

American microbiologist

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1947

Place of Birth: Decorah, Iowa, United States

Profession: university teacher, microbiologist, immunologist, molecular biologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Joe Lutkenhaus

  • Joe Lutkenhaus, Ph.D, is a Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
  • He received a B.S.
  • in organic chemistry from Iowa state University and then a PhD in biochemistry for the University of California, Los Angeles.
  • Following his PhD, Lutkenhaus pursued his postdoctoral studies with William Donachie at the University of Edinburghand then continued at the University of Connecticut Health Science center.
  • In 2002, Dr.
  • Lutkenhaus became a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.Lutkenhaus discovered, among other things, that the FtsZ protein forms a ring around the division plane in bacteria and is thus a key factor in bacterial cell division.

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