Lawrence Hunter

Biologist

Birthday January 18, 1961

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace United States

Age 63 years old

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About

Known for his groundbreaking work in the field of computational biology, this American scientist and scholar served as Director of the University of Colorado's Center for Computational Biology.

Before Fame

After receiving his Ph.D. from Yale University in the late 1980s, he worked for the National Institutes of Health. Before joining the faculty of the University of Colorado's School of Medicine (in Denver), he taught at George Mason University.

Trivia

He established several international bioinformatics gatherings, including the Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing and the Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Conference.

Family Life

After living in Connecticut and Virginia, he settled in Aurora, Colorado.

Associated With

He and English scientist and computer technology expert Matt Wood both earned advanced degrees in bioinformatics.