Tom Kleist
BS Botany, University of Wisconsin— Madison
PhD Plant Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Scientific Project Manager
Electron and Light Microscopy
Tom's Profile
Honors
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow
Tom Kleist joined the Stowers Institute Microscopy Core in 2023 after working as a research group leader at the Institute for Molecular Physiology at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf, Germany. As a Scientific Project Manager at Stowers Institute, Tom utilizes experimental techniques ranging from fluorescence microscopy to computational phylogenomics to electrophysiology in his research. Working collaboratively with our investigator-led labs, Tom leverages his expertise in cell biology, molecular evolution, and membrane biophysics to empower research spanning from microbiology to neuroscience.
