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

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.