Norman Wolf
Norman S. ("Norm") Wolf (born July 22, 1927 in Kansas City , Missouri ; † January 24, 2017 in Seattle , United States ) was an American veterinarian and professor of pathology at the University of Washington . Wolf was one of the first scientists to seriously study geroscience, the science of aging . He was particularly interested in cellular aging processes and the aging of the lens in different species , especially in connection with age-related cataracts , and the role of sirtuin-1 in the aging process. On these topics he published various articles in the scientific literature. In addition, Wolf was also the editor of the standard work The Comparative Biology of Aging .
Wolf died in his Seattle apartment on January 24, 2017, aged 89.
Web links
- Norman Wolf on ResearchGate
- GM Martin: Norman S. Wolf, DVM, Ph.D., 1927-2017: experimental pathologist and geroscientist. In: GeroScience. Volume 39, number 2, 04 2017, pp. 241–244, doi : 10.1007 / s11357-017-9969-7 , PMID 28382523 , PMC 5411363 (free full text).
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary , accessed July 20, 2017
- ↑ Link to the Library of Congress
- ^ Overview of Wolf's publications on PubMed
- ↑ Norman S. Wolf (Ed.): The Comparative Biology of Aging , Springer , Dordrecht and New York 2010, ISBN 978-9048134649
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolf, Norman |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wolf, Norman S .; Wolf, norm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American veterinarian, pathologist and geriatric researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kansas City , Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 2017 |
| Place of death | Seattle |