Thomas B. Turner (1902 – September 22, 2002) was an American microbiologist who worked as the dean of the

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from 1957 to 1968.

Early life and education

Turner was born in Prince Frederick, Maryland. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from St. John's College from the

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Career

Turner joined the

in the 1920s and remained at the university until 1968. During his final eleven he worked as dean of the medical school. During

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, Turner briefly left Johns Hopkins to manage the

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's syphilis eradication program. In the 1980s, Turner became the founding director of the Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation at Johns Hopkins.

References

American microbiologists Johns Hopkins University faculty 2002 deaths 1902 births {{US-biologist-stub People from Prince Frederick, Maryland St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe) alumni University of Maryland School of Medicine alumni University of Maryland, Baltimore alumni United States Army personnel of World War II Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty