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David D. Thomas                                                                                                        

William F. Dietrich Professor of Structural Biology
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics Department
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-625-0957 (Office), 624-0632 (Fax)
E-mail: David.Thomas@PhotonicPharma.com

Education
1971     B.S.     Stanford University - Physics
1975     Ph.D.   Stanford University (H. McConnell) - Biophysics

Post Graduate Education
1976 - 1977     Postdoctoral Fellow     BBRI, Harvard Medical School (J. Gergely)
1977 - 1979     Postdoctoral Fellow     Stanford University (L. Stryer)
Academic Appointments
1979 - 1983          Assistant Professor         University of Minnesota, Department of Biochemistry
1983 - 1987          Assistant Professor         University of Minnesota, Department of Biochemistry
1987 - Present     Professor                           University of Minnesota, Department of Biochemistry
1995 - 1998          Associate Dept. Head      University of Minnesota, Department of Biochemistry
1998 - Present     Head, Division of Structural Biology & Biophysics
2004 - Present     William F. Dietrich Professor
Professional Affiliations
1976 - Present     Biophysical Society
1981 - Present     American Heart Association Council
1982 - Present     American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
National Professional Responsibilities
1983 - Present     Editorial Board, Biophysical Journal
1984 - 1986          Chair, Contractility Subgroup, Biophysical Committee
1984 - 1992          American Heart Association Research Committee
1984 - Present     NIH Study Section (BBCB) and Site Visits
1985 - 1998          Associate Editor, Biophysical Journal
1989 - 1993          Council, Biophysical Society
1989 - 1994          Organizer, FASEB Conference on Cell Membranes
1992 - 1994          NSF Advisory Panel, Biophysics Program
1996 - 1997          NSF Biological Instrumentation Panel
1997                      Organizer, US/Japan Symposium on Actin, Maui
2011                      Chair, Gordon Conference on Muscle
 Honors & Awards
1967 - 1971          Alfred P. Sloane Scholarship
1968                      Outstanding Freshman Award, Stanford University
1971                      Outstanding Student-Athlete Award, PAC 8
1971                      NCAA All American, Wrestling
1971 - 1973          NSF Predoctoral Fellowship
1974                      Kent Fellowship, Danforth Foundation
1975                      Josephine de Karman Fellowship
1976 - 1977          Muscular Dystrophy Association Postdoctoral Fellowship
1977 - 1979          Helen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Fellowship
1981 - 1982          NIH Research Career Development Award
1982 - 1987          Established Investigator, American Heart Association
1987                      Visiting Professor, Osaka University, Japan
1993 - Present     NIH MERIT Award 
2000                      All-University Teaching Award
2004                      William F. Dietrich Professor
2005                      Fellow of the Biophysical Society
2011                      NIH Director's Pioneer Award Finalist
2011 - 2021          NIH MERIT Award, NIA
2013                      Academy for Excellence in Health Research, UMN
2014                      Outstanding Mentor of Postdoctoral Associates, UMN
Physical Facilities
Office                           5-124 Nils Hasselmo Hall (NHH)
Wet Laboratory          5th Floor NHH
Spectroscopy Lab     1st Floor NHH
Current University of Minnesota Committees
Biophysical Spectroscopy Center, Director
NIH Minnesota Muscle Training Grant, Director
Supervision of Research Students and Postdocs:
Total (1980 - Present): 17 M.S., 62 Ph.D., 38 Postdoc
Current Teaching
Muscle                                                  (Course director, 10 lectures)
Spectroscopy and Kinetics                (Course director, 30 lectures)
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