Michael Ashburner
English biologist (1942–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael Ashburner FRS MAE[12] (23 May 1942 – 7 July 2023) was an English biologist and Professor in the Department of Genetics at University of Cambridge.[13] He was also the former joint-head and co-founder of the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)[14] of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)[15][16] and a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge.[17][18]
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Born | (1942-05-23)23 May 1942[1] |
Died | 7 July 2023(2023-07-07) (aged 81) |
Nationality | British |
Education | High Wycombe Grammar School |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA, PhD) |
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Francesca Ryan (m. 1963) |
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Thesis | Studies on puffing in the salivary gland chromosomes of Drosophila (1968) |
Doctoral advisor | Alan Henderson[11] |
Website | www |
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