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Desmond G. Higgins

b. 1959

Professor of Bioinformatics at University College Dublin

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About Desmond G. Higgins

Born 1959. Desmond G. Higgins is a biologist, university teacher, scientist, mathematician and computer scientist, known for Clustal and T-Coffee.

Education Higgins was educated at Trinity College, Dublin

Research Research in the Higgins laboratory focuses on developing new bioinformatics and statistical tools for evolutionary biology. The CLUSTAL program for multiple sequence alignment has been developed in the Higgins lab and the T-Coffee software was initially developed in the lab with by Cedric Notredame. Multivariate statistics are used to analyse microarray data sets and molecular evolution such as the evolution of promoters, introns and non-coding RNA.

Awards and honours Higgins was elected a Fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) in 2015. He was awarded the Kimura Motoo Award in 2016 for his contributions to the advancement of evolutionary biology and molecular phylogeny. In 2018, Higgins received the Benjamin Franklin Award for open access in the life sciences.

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Important facts

Born
17 July 1959
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Biologist, university teacher, scientist, mathematician, computer scientist
Known for
Clustal, T-Coffee
Education
Trinity College, Dublin, University College Cork, University College Dublin
Employers
University College Dublin
Awards
ISCB Fellow; Benjamin Franklin Award (Bioinformatics)
Also known as
Des Higgins, Desmond Gerard Higgins, Desmond Higgins

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Desmond G. Higgins?

Professor of Bioinformatics at University College Dublin

When was Desmond G. Higgins born?

Desmond G. Higgins was born on 17 July 1959.

What is Desmond G. Higgins's occupation?

Desmond G. Higgins is a biologist, university teacher, scientist, mathematician and computer scientist.

What is Desmond G. Higgins known for?

Desmond G. Higgins is known for Clustal and T-Coffee.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Desmond G. Higgins

· Wikidata: Q20058405

· DBpedia: Desmond G. Higgins

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