Janet Kelso

South African bioinformatician
Person human Q26896948
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Janet Kelso

Summary

Janet Kelso is a human[1]. She was born on +1975-03-24T00:00:00Z[2]. She worked as a bioinformatician[3] and biologist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Janet Kelso was born on +1975-03-24T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Janet Kelso held citizenship in South Africa[6].
  • Janet Kelso's professions included bioinformatician[3].
  • Janet Kelso's professions included biologist[4].
  • Among Janet Kelso's employers was Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology[7].
  • Janet Kelso was educated at University of Cape Town[8].
  • Janet Kelso was educated at University of the Western Cape[9].
  • Janet Kelso's education included a stint at University of Natal[10].
  • Janet Kelso received the ISCB Fellow[11].
  • Janet Kelso received the L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science[12].
  • Janet Kelso received the Newcomb Cleveland Prize[13].
  • Janet Kelso was a member of International Society for Computational Biology[14].
  • Janet Kelso's image is recorded as Janet Kelso 2015.jpg[15].
  • Janet Kelso's image is recorded as Janet Kelso at ISMB in 2014.jpg[16].
  • Janet Kelso is recorded as female[17].
  • Janet Kelso's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Janet Kelso's Commons category is recorded as Janet Kelso[19].
  • Janet Kelso's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-3618-322X[20].
  • Janet Kelso's family name is recorded as Kelso[21].
  • Janet Kelso's given name is recorded as Janet[22].
  • Janet Kelso's official website is recorded as https://www.eva.mpg.de/genetics/staff/janet-kelso/index.html[23].
  • Janet Kelso's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Janet Kelso's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as vdBtc70AAAAJ[25].
  • Janet Kelso's DBLP author ID is recorded as 31/4903[26].
  • Janet Kelso's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11c1qcj0s4[27].

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Origins and Family

Janet Kelso was born on +1975-03-24T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Cape Town[8], a public university[28], in South Africa[29], founded in 1829[30], headquartered in Cape Town[31]; University of the Western Cape[9], a public university[32], in South Africa[33], founded in 1959[34]; and University of Natal[10], a university[35], in South Africa[36], founded in 1910[37], headquartered in Durban[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bioinformatician[3] and biologist[4]. Among Janet Kelso's employers was Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology[7].

Recognition

Awards received include ISCB Fellow[11], a fellowship award[39], founded in 1997[40]; L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science[12], a science award[41], in France[42], founded in 1998[43]; and Newcomb Cleveland Prize[13], a science award[44], in United States[45], founded in 1923[46].

Why It Matters

Janet Kelso ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47]

Her notable doctoral advisees include Robert Hoehndorf[48], a researcher[49].

FAQs

What did Janet Kelso do for work?

Janet Kelso worked as bioinformatician[3] and biologist[4].

Where did Janet Kelso go to school?

Janet Kelso was educated at University of Cape Town[8], University of the Western Cape[9], and University of Natal[10].

What awards did Janet Kelso receive?

Honors received include ISCB Fellow[11], L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science[12], and Newcomb Cleveland Prize[13].

References

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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