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David Baker

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David Baker (born October 6, 1962) is an American biochemist and computational biologist who has pioneered methods to design proteins and predict their three-dimensional structures. He was awarded a shared 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on computational protein design.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1962 3
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1962-10-06 3
Nationality
United States 1
Birthplace
Seattle, United States 1
Field
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
Field (category)
Biology 1
Field (category)
Engineering 1
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Nobel 2
Gender
Male 2
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Additional Source John M. Jumper (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
Additional Source John M. Jumper (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates

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Chemistry, Disciplines
Additional Source David Baker (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Source David Baker (Wikidata)
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1. David Baker (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P19 (place of birth): Seattle, United States
    Q5083
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2. NobelPrize.org: Nobel Prize laureate record: David Baker
NobelPrize.org
  • Nobel API laureate record, gender
    "fileName": "baker", "gender": "male"
  • Nobel API laureate record, prize
    "awardYear": "2024", "category": { "en": "Chemistry",
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3. David Baker (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    David Baker (born October 6, 1962) is an American biochemist and computational biologist who has pioneered methods to design proteins and predict their three-dimensional structures.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: October 6, 1962 (age 63), Seattle, Washington, U.S.
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: October 6, 1962 (age 63), Seattle, Washington, U.S.
  • Works In: Chemistry, Lead section, 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
    He was awarded the shared 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on computational protein design.
  • Member Of: Breakthrough Prize, Infobox: awards
    Beckman Young Investigators Award Overton Prize Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology TED (conference), TED's Audacious Prize Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2021) Wiley Prize (2022) BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2022) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
  • Member Of: Nobel Prize, Infobox: awards
    Beckman Young Investigators Award Overton Prize Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology TED (conference), TED's Audacious Prize Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2021) Wiley Prize (2022) BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2022) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
  • Member Of: National Academy of Sciences, Lead section
    Baker is a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences and of the United States National Academy of Engineering, and is the director of the University of Washington's Institute for Protein Design.
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John M. Jumper (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Associated With: Demis Hassabis, Lead section, 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
    Jumper, Demis Hassabis and David Baker were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for protein structure prediction.
  • Associated With: John M. Jumper, Lead section, 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
    Jumper, Demis Hassabis and David Baker were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for protein structure prediction.
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