Alexei Drummond

computational biologist in New Zealand
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Alexei Drummond is a researcher, computer scientist, university teacher, and scientific collector[1]. He works in the fields of bioinformatics, software engineering, and zoology[1]. He was educated at the University of Auckland[2] and has been employed by the same institution since 2013[3].

His contributions have been recognized with several awards, including a Fellowship of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, the Hill Tinsley Medal, a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship, a James Cook Research Fellowship, and the Hamilton Award[4][5][6][7][8].

Alexei Drummond

Summary

Alexei Drummond is a human[1]. He was born on 2000[2]. He worked as a researcher[3], computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and scientific collector[6]. He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Alexei Drummond was born on 2000[2].
  • Alexei Drummond was born on 1976[8].
  • Alexei Drummond's professions included researcher[3].
  • Alexei Drummond's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • Alexei Drummond worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Alexei Drummond worked as a scientific collector[6].
  • Alexei Drummond's field of work was bioinformatics[9].
  • Alexei Drummond's field of work was software engineering[10].
  • Alexei Drummond's field of work was zoology[11].
  • Among Alexei Drummond's employers was University of Auckland[12].
  • Alexei Drummond's doctoral advisor was Allen Gerard Rodrigo[13].
  • Alexei Drummond's doctoral advisor was David Saul[14].
  • Alexei Drummond's doctoral advisor was Peter R. Wills[15].
  • Alexei Drummond received the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[16].
  • Alexei Drummond received the Hill Tinsley Medal[17].
  • Alexei Drummond received the Rutherford Discovery Fellowship[18].
  • Alexei Drummond received the James Cook Research Fellowship[19].
  • Alexei Drummond received the Hamilton Award[20].
  • Alexei Drummond is recorded as male[21].
  • Alexei Drummond's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Alexei Drummond supervised Roman Teo Oliynyk as a doctoral student[23].
  • Alexei Drummond supervised Jordan Douglas as a doctoral student[24].
  • Alexei Drummond supervised Andrew Dopheide as a doctoral student[25].
  • Alexei Drummond supervised Alexandra Gavryushkina as a doctoral student[26].
  • Alexei Drummond supervised Chieh-Hsi Wu as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include 2000[2] and 1976[8].

Education

Doctoral advisors include Allen Gerard Rodrigo[13], a biologist[28], b. 1960[29], of New Zealand[30], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[31], specialised in bioinformatics[32]; David Saul[14]; and Peter R. Wills[15], a researcher[33]. Alexei Drummond earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include researcher[3], computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and scientific collector[6]. Fields of work include bioinformatics[9], a branch of biology[35]; software engineering[10], a branch of computer science[36]; and zoology[11], a branch of biology[37]. Among Alexei Drummond's employers was University of Auckland[12]. Doctoral students include Roman Teo Oliynyk[23], a researcher[38]; Jordan Douglas[24], a researcher[39]; Andrew Dopheide[25], a researcher[40]; Alexandra Gavryushkina[26], a researcher[41]; and Chieh-Hsi Wu[27], a researcher[42].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[16]; Hill Tinsley Medal[17], a science award[43], in New Zealand[44], founded in 1997[45]; Rutherford Discovery Fellowship[18], a fellowship grant[46], in New Zealand[47], founded in 2010[48]; James Cook Research Fellowship[19], a fellowship grant[49], in New Zealand[50]; and Hamilton Award[20], a science award[51], in New Zealand[52], founded in 1923[53].

Why It Matters

Alexei Drummond is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

FAQs

What did Alexei Drummond do for work?

Alexei Drummond worked as researcher[3], computer scientist[4], university teacher[5], and scientific collector[6].

What awards did Alexei Drummond receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[16], Hill Tinsley Medal[17], Rutherford Discovery Fellowship[18], and James Cook Research Fellowship[19].

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  10. [12] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [23] . Future Preventive Gene Therapy of Polygenic Diseases from a Population Genetics Perspective. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . The Kinetics of RNA Polymerase: Visualisation, Simulation, and Inference. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  25. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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