Thomas Lentz, MD

Thomas L. Lentz is currently Professor Emeritus of Cell Biology at the Yale University School of Medicine. He went on the faculty of the medical school in 1964 and his laboratory performed research mainly on nerve cells in the fields of cell biology and neurobiology. In 1971, he published "Cell Fine Structure. An Atlas of Drawings of Whole-Cell Structure." He was Dean of Admissions for the medical school from 1972 to 2006 and Vice Chairman of the Department of Cell Biology from 1992 to 2006. He retired in 2006 but continued to teach medical histology to first year medical students until 2018. He is currently a Curatorial Affiliate at the Peabody Museum of Natural History and donated a large collection of antique microscopes, microscope slides, and scientific instruments to the museum. He lives in the town of Killingworth, CT and currently is Municipal Historian and Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission.