Suzanne Ildstad
Suzanne Tollerud Ildstad | |
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| Born | Suzanne Ildstad May 20, 1952 |
| Alma mater | Mayo Clinic Medical School |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, medical researcher |
| Known for | Founding CEO of Talaris Therapeutics |
Suzanne Tollerud Ildstad (born May 20, 1952, in Hennepin County, Minnesota) is an American physician and medical researcher.[1] She is the Chief Scientific Officer and founding CEO of Talaris Therapeutics (her discovery of tolerogenic graft facilitating cells led to the formation of the company).[2] She also serves the board of directors. She is also the Jewish Hospital Distinguished Professor of Transplantation Research, Director of the Institute for Cellular Therapeutics,[3] Professor in the Department of Surgery with associate appointments in the Departments of Physiology & Biophysics and Microbiology & Immunology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.[4]
Life[edit]
After earning her medical degree at Mayo Clinic Medical School, Ildstad did her surgical residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, an immunology fellowship at the National Institutes of Health, and a pediatric surgery/transplant fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.[2]
Ildstad was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 1997 and in 2014 was made a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.[5][6]
Ildstad is a named inventor or co-inventor on more than 100 patents.[2]
She changed her middle name to "Tollerud" upon her marriage to David J. Tollerud, M.D. They have a son and a daughter.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Oakes, Elizabeth H. (2007). "Ildstad, Suzanne T.". Encyclopedia of World Scientists. Facts on File. p. 365. ISBN 9781438118826.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Suzanne Ildstad, MD". Talaris Therapeutics. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Dolgin, Elie (6 January 2012). "An act of tolerance". Nature Medicine. 18 (1): 12–16. doi:10.1038/nm0112-12. PMID 22227656. S2CID 205375378. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Bucks for Brains". University of Louisville. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Yount, Lisa (2007). "Ildstad, Suzanne T.". A to Z of Women in Science and Math. Facts on File. pp. 139–140. ISBN 9781438107950.
- ^ "Two UofL Researchers Named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors" (Press release). University of Louisville. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Obituary. Jane Ildstad". Louisville Courier-Journal. April 2, 2006.
External links[edit]
- Parmar, Arundhati (December 22, 2011). "The 50 best Mayo Clinic doctors. Ever". MedCity News, MinnPost.
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