Background
West, Thomas Patrick was born on December 9, 1953 in Peabody, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Philip Thomas and Joan Elizabeth (Cahill) W.
West, Thomas Patrick was born on December 9, 1953 in Peabody, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Philip Thomas and Joan Elizabeth (Cahill) W.
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1974. Master of Science, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1980.
Research associate, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1980-1981; research associate, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1981-1982; postdoctoral fellow, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1982-1983; assistant professor, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1983-1987; associate professor biochemistry, South Dakot State University, Brookings, 1988-1993; professor, South Dakot State University, Brookings, since 1993.
Member American Society for Microbiology, American Chemical Society, Society Indiana Microbiology, Sigma Xi.