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Steven E. Brenner

American biologist

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About Steven E. Brenner

Steven E. Brenner was a biologist and bioinformatician, known for Structural Classification of Proteins.

Steven Elliot Brenner is a professor at the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at the University of California Berkeley, adjunct professor at the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences at the University of California, and San Francisco Faculty scientist, Physical Biosciences at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Education Brenner gained his Bachelor of Arts in 1992 from Harvard University and Doctor of Philosophy in 1997 from the University of Cambridge for research supervised by Cyrus Chothia. He was one of the creators of the Structural Classification of Proteins (SCOP) database while working at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge, UK.

Career and research research in Brenner's laboratory investigates:

Individual genome interpretation

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Important facts

Known for
Structural Classification of Proteins
Education
University of Cambridge, Harvard University, Cambridge, England, Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Employers
University of California, Berkeley
Awards
ISCB Fellow; Overton Prize; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Also known as
Steven Elliot Brenner, Steven E Brenner, S. E. Brenner, S E Brenner, S. Brenner, S Brenner
moreSteven Brenner, Brenner, Brenner S, Brenner S., Brenner S. E., Brenner SE

Frequently asked questions

Who was Steven E. Brenner?

American biologist

What was Steven E. Brenner's occupation?

Steven E. Brenner was a biologist and bioinformatician.

What was Steven E. Brenner known for?

Steven E. Brenner was known for Structural Classification of Proteins.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Steven E. Brenner

· Wikidata: Q7614656

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