Janet Thornton

Summary

Janet Thornton is a human^[1]. She was born on May 23, 1949^[2]. She worked as a bioinformatician^[3]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[4]

Key Facts

• Janet Thornton was born on May 23, 1949^[2].
• Janet Thornton held citizenship in United Kingdom^[5].
• Janet Thornton's professions included bioinformatician^[3].
• Among Janet Thornton's employers was University College London^[6].
• Janet Thornton was employed by EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute^[7].
• Among Janet Thornton's employers was Birkbeck, University of London^[8].
• Janet Thornton was educated at University of Nottingham^[9].
• Janet Thornton's education included a stint at King's College London^[10].
• Janet Thornton was educated at National Institute for Medical Research^[11].
• Janet Thornton received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[12].
• Janet Thornton received the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[13].
• Janet Thornton received the ISCB Senior Scientist Award^[14].
• Janet Thornton received the ISCB Fellow^[15].
• Janet Thornton received the EMBO Membership^[16].
• Janet Thornton received the Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences^[17].
• Janet Thornton was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[18].
• Janet Thornton was a member of European Molecular Biology Organization^[19].
• Janet Thornton was a member of Academia Europaea^[20].
• Janet Thornton was a member of Royal Society^[21].
• Janet Thornton is recorded as female^[22].
• Janet Thornton's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Janet Thornton supervised William Valdar as a doctoral student^[24].
• Janet Thornton's Commons category is recorded as Janet Thornton^[25].
• Janet Thornton earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[26].
• Janet Thornton's family name is recorded as Thornton^[27].

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Origins and Family

Janet Thornton was born on May 23, 1949^[2].

Education

Educated at University of Nottingham^[9], a public university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1881^[30], headquartered in Nottingham^[31]; King's College London^[10], a public research university^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1829^[34], headquartered in London^[35]; and National Institute for Medical Research^[11], a medical research center^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1913^[38]. Janet Thornton earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[26].

Career and Affiliations

Janet Thornton's professions included bioinformatician^[3]. Employers include University College London^[6], a university college^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1826^[41], headquartered in UCL Main Building^[42]; EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute^[7], a research institute^[43], in United Kingdom^[44], founded in 1994^[45], headquartered in Cambridge^[46]; and Birkbeck, University of London^[8], a public research university^[47], in United Kingdom^[48], founded in 1823^[49], headquartered in London^[50]. She supervised William Valdar as a doctoral student^[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[12], a fellowship award^[51], in United Kingdom^[52]; Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[13], a grade of an order^[53], in United Kingdom^[54]; ISCB Senior Scientist Award^[14], an award^[55], founded in 2003^[56]; ISCB Fellow^[15], a fellowship award^[57], founded in 1997^[58]; EMBO Membership^[16], a fellowship award^[59]; and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences^[17], a fellowship award^[60], in United Kingdom^[61].

Why It Matters

Janet Thornton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[4] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] She is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

FAQs

What did Janet Thornton do for work?

Janet Thornton worked as bioinformatician^[3].

Where did Janet Thornton go to school?

Janet Thornton was educated at University of Nottingham^[9], King's College London^[10], and National Institute for Medical Research^[11].

What awards did Janet Thornton receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[12], Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[13], ISCB Senior Scientist Award^[14], and ISCB Fellow^[15].