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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…

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Known for
Public Library of Science (PLOS)
Alma mater
Harvard University (AB, PhD)
Awards
Benjamin Franklin Award (Bioinformatics) (2002)
Born
Michael Bruce Eisen (1967-04-13) April 13, 1967 (age 59) Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Doctoral advisor
Don Craig Wiley[citation needed]
Fields
Biology · Genetics · Genomics · Evolution · Development

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Early life and education

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2018 U.S. Senate race

ELife editorship and firing

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Michael Eisen

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Michael Eisen

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Michael Eisen → Biology, Development, Evolution, Genetics, Genomics
Alma mater · 1
Michael Eisen → Harvard University (AB, PhD)
Awards · 1
Michael Eisen → Benjamin Franklin Award (Bioinformatics) (2002)
Born · 1
Michael Eisen → Michael Bruce Eisen (1967-04-13) April 13, 1967 (age 59) Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Doctoral advisor · 1
Michael Eisen → Don Craig Wiley[citation needed]
Known for · 1
Michael Eisen → Public Library of Science (PLOS)
Thesis · 1
Michael Eisen → Structural Studies of Influenza A Virus Proteins (1996)
Website · 1
Michael Eisen → michaeleisen.org
Workplaces · 1
Michael Eisen → University of California, Berkeley

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Michael EisenAlma materHarvard University (AB, PhD)1.00infobox
Michael EisenAwardsBenjamin Franklin Award (Bioinformatics) (2002)1.00infobox
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Michael EisenDoctoral advisorDon Craig Wiley[citation needed]1.00infobox
Michael EisenFieldsBiology1.00infobox
Michael EisenFieldsGenetics1.00infobox
Michael EisenFieldsGenomics1.00infobox
Michael EisenFieldsEvolution1.00infobox
Michael EisenFieldsDevelopment1.00infobox
Michael EisenKnown forPublic Library of Science (PLOS)1.00infobox
Michael EisenThesisStructural Studies of Influenza A Virus Proteins (1996)1.00infobox
Michael EisenWebsitemichaeleisen.org1.00infobox
Michael EisenWorkplacesUniversity of California, Berkeley1.00infobox

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