Michael Eisen
Michael Bruce Eisen (born April 13, 1967) is an American computational biologist and the former editor-in-chief of the journal eLife. He is a professor of genetics, genomics and development at University of California, Berkeley. He is a leading advocate of open access scientific publishing and is co-founder of Public Library of Science (PLOS). In 2018, Eisen announced his candidacy U.S. Senate from California as an Independent, though he failed to qualify for the ballot.
Michael Eisen | |
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| Born | Michael Bruce Eisen April 13, 1967 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (AB, PhD) |
| Known for | Public Library of Science (PLOS) |
| Awards | Benjamin Franklin Award (Bioinformatics) (2002) |
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| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Thesis | Structural Studies of Influenza A Virus Proteins (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | Don Craig Wiley |
| Website | michaeleisen |
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