Jim Kent | |
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 Photo courtesy of Jim Kent. | |
| Born | February 10, 1960 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Awards | Overton Prize Benjamin Franklin Award (Bioinformatics) |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Patching and painting the working draft of the human genome (2002) |
| Doctoral advisor | Alan M Zahler |
| Other academic advisors | David Haussler[1] |
| Website | www |
William James Kent (born February 10, 1960) is an American research scientist and computer programmer. He has been a contributor to genome database projects and the 2003 winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award.
- ^ Gitschier, J. (2013). "Life, the Universe, and Everything: An Interview with David Haussler". PLOS Genetics. 9 (1): e1003282. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1003282. PMC 3561096. PMID 23382705.