Ian Wilson (biologist)
Ian Andrew Wilson | |
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Born | Scripps Research Institute |
Doctoral advisor | David C. Phillips |
Other academic advisors | Don Craig Wiley |
Ian Andrew Wilson is the Hansen Professor of Structural Biology and chair of the Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology.
Education
He received his BSc in biochemistry from the
Career and research
After his postdoc positions, he joined the
Since 2000, he has directed the Joint Center for Structural Genomics (JCSG) that has pioneered innovative new methods for high throughput structural studies, including x-ray and NMR. The JCSG has determined over 700 structures that focus on the expanding protein universe.[7]
Awards and honours
He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 2000, a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2008, a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences in 2016.[8] He also served on the Life Sciences jury for the Infosys Prize in 2014.
Personal life
Ian was born in Perth, Scotland. His father was a journalist.[2]
References
- ^ "Integrative Structural and Computational Biology | Scripps Research". www.scripps.edu.
- ^ PMID 28439000.
- PMID 985462.
- S2CID 4327688.
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- ^ "The Scripps Research Institute - News and Views". www.scripps.edu.
- PMID 20944202.
- ^ National Academy of Sciences Members and Foreign Associates Elected, News from the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, 3 May 2016, archived from the original on 6 May 2016, retrieved 14 May 2016.