Jim Kent
American research scientist and computer programmer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the fictional character, see Jim Kent (The Strain). For the New Zealand politician, see Jim Kent (politician).
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.
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Born | (1960-02-10) February 10, 1960 (age 64) |
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 |
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