Paul de Bakker

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Paul de Bakker
Born
Paul I. Wen de Bakker

24 August 1973 [1]
NationalityDutch
Education University of Bristol
Utrecht University
University of Cambridge
Known for Computational genomics
Scientific career
Fields Computational biology
Genetic epidemiology
Institutions Harvard Medical School (2007–2012)
University of Utrecht (2012–2015)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (2015–present)
Thesis Ab initio sampling of polypeptide conformations and the prediction of protein structure  (2003)
Doctoral advisor Tom Blundell [2]

Paul I. Wen de Bakker (born 1973) is a Dutch bioinformatician who specializes in computational biology and genetic epidemiology. He has been Senior Director of Computational Genomics at Vertex Pharmaceuticals since 2015. He previously worked at Harvard Medical School from 2007 to 2012, and served as Professor of Genetic Epidemiology and Bioinformatics at the University of Utrecht from 2012 to 2015. [3] He is known for his research on the genetics of innate resistance to HIV. [4] [5] [6]

References

  1. ProfessorProf.dr. P.I.W. de Bakker (1973 - ) at the Catalogus Professorum of the University of Utrecht
  2. "Paul de Bakker". Paul de Bakker Lab. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  3. "News". McCammon Group. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  4. Heisler, Gregory (2009-01-15). "The Rare Few". Proto Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  5. Finkel, Elizabeth (2012). The Genome Generation. Melbourne Univ. Publishing. pp. 141–3. ISBN   9780522856477.
  6. Davis, Daniel Michael (2014). The Compatibility Gene: How Our Bodies Fight Disease, Attract Others, and Define Our Selves. Oxford University Press. p. 92. ISBN   9780199316410.