The Saga of David Baker (biochemist)
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Scientists & Inventors
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ORIGINS & BACKGROUND
Profile & Early Foundations
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.
THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS
Major Works & Significant Milestones
He is the Henrietta and Aubrey Davis Endowed Professor in Biochemistry, an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and an adjunct professor of genome sciences, bioengineering, chemical engineering, computer science, and physics at the University of Washington.
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
He was awarded the shared 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on computational protein design.
