sˈɪlhævi ɪz ɐ bæktˈɪɹiəl dʒɪnˈɛɾɪsˌɪst hˌuː hɐz mˌeɪd fˌʌndəmˈɛntəl kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃənz tə sˈɛvɹəl dˈɪfɹənt ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ fˈiːldz.
Silhavy is a bacterial geneticist who has made fundamental contributions to several different research fields.