Michael Silverman
Michael Silverman · Science & Medicine
Biomedical researcher
United States
Michael Silverman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Biomedical researcher
Silverman is a molecular microbiologist who, with Jane Engebrecht, cloned and dissected the lux genes of the light-emitting marine bacterium Vibrio fischeri, defining the first complete quorum-sensing circuit — the mechanism by which bacteria sense their own population density and coordinate gene expression. This work founded the now-vast field of bacterial cell-to-cell communication and earned him a Gairdner International Award. He is listed among Jewish biomedical scientists; independent biographical documentation of his background is limited.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
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Biomedical researcher
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
