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Michael Ashburner FRS MAE (23 May 1942 – 7 July 2023) was an English biologist and Professor in the Department of Genetics at University of Cambridge. 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 ...
Michael’s contributions to science were enormous, spanning disciplines from Drosophila biology and genetics, through to bioinformatics and genome biology. His PhD work focused on characterising the temporal puffing patterns observed in fruit fly larval salivary gland chromosomes, which he continued to develop, culminating in the highly ...
23 de ago. de 2023 · He became the first head of research for EMBL-EBI, later joint head of EMBL-EBI. Michael was a regular presence at EMBL-EBI even after his formal leadership role ended, and a constant supporter of capturing biological knowledge in databases for future generations. Michael was a prolific editor and author.
Michael Ashburner, Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Cambridge and the former Joint Head of the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), was one of the world’s leading geneticists. For most of his career he analysed the genetic structure of Drosophila melanogaster, observing the patterns of chromosome puffing to understand ...
Professor Michael Ashburner FRS 1942 - 2023. It is with great sadness we announce the death of Michael Ashburner, one of the Genetics Department’s most eminent scientists and a Fellow of Churchill College.
Michael Ashburner, EMBL-EBI co-founder and former Joint Head of EMBL-EBI , passed away on Friday 7 July 2023 at the age of 81. It is with sadness that we mark the passing of Michael Ashburner, a pioneer in the field of bioinformatics and the founding director of EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI).
Michael Ashburner (1942-2023) Curr Biol. 2023 Aug 18;S0960-9822 (23)01072-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.029. Online ahead of print. Author. Gerald M Rubin 1. Affiliation. 1 Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA 20176, USA. Electronic address: rubing@janelia.hhmi.org. PMID: 37619564. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.029.
