David Baker (biochemist)
American biochemist and computational biologist (born 1962)
David Baker (born October 6, 1962) is an American biochemist and computational biologist. He is known for his works about design proteins and predict their three-dimensional structures. He is a professor at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and at the University of Washington. He was awarded half of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on computational protein design.[3][4]
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| Born | October 6, 1962 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Spouse | Hannele Ruohola-Baker |
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| Fields | Computational biology |
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| Thesis | Reconstitution of intercompartmental protein transport in yeast extracts (1989) |
| Doctoral advisor | Randy Schekman |
| Other academic advisors | David Agard |
| Doctoral students | Richard Bonneau |
| Other notable students | Brian Kuhlman, Tanja Kortemme |
| Website | www |
References
change- ↑ "David Baker". Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Institute for Protein Design wins $45M in funding from TED's Audacious Project". April 17, 2019. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024". Nobel Media AB. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Press release: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024". NobelPrize.org. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
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