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Jonathan A. Eisen

American evolutionary biologist
Person human Q2000017

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
August 31, 1968
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
biologist, bioinformatician, evolutionary biologist, university teacher
Employer
University of California, Davis, Johns Hopkins University[10]
Field of work
evolutionary biology, genomics, microbiology[7][8][9]
Educated at
Harvard University, Stanford University, Harvard College[11]
Award received
Benjamin Franklin Award, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[13][14]
Sibling
Michael B. Eisen[21]
Official website
phylogenomics.me, biosci3.ucdavis.edu[19][20]
Doctoral advisor
Philip Hanawalt[12]
Family name
Eisen[16]
Given name
Jonathan, Andrew[17][18]
Number of viewers/listeners
+254595[23]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject COVID-19[22]
Social media followers
4.3k (4.3k–66k, n=6)
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
000000013834339X
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0159-2197
VIAF cluster ID
36377751
Library of Congress authority ID
n2007184066
OpenAlex ID
A5059066311, A5057171521, A5112518050as of 2026-09-23
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Source
OpenAlex
Edition
20260923 · as of 2026-09-23
Bronze
not in the catalog
Transform
4ort-mint · openalex:20260923 · version not recorded
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jonathan Eisen - PLOS Biology Tenth Anniversary (cropped).png ↗
Academic Tree ID
165482
Bluesky handle
phylogenomics.bsky.social
CiNii Research ID
1140000791860177920
DBLP author ID
75/6757
Dimensions author ID
01234416460.36, 01010330260.89
Freebase ID
/m/0gj9dns
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Google Scholar author ID
LrlwhwUAAAAJ
Harper's tag
jonathan-eisen
Loop ID
224690
Mastodon address
phylogenomics@fediscience.org
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA17201812
Quora username
Jonathan-Eisen
ResearchGate profile ID
Jonathan_Eisen
Scopus author ID
35247902700
Semantic Scholar author ID
145282802
Springer Nature person ID
01234416460.36
TED speaker ID
jonathan_eisen
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdRvQptP8vcbGTh8hcdcP
X (Twitter) username
phylogenomics
Yale LUX ID
person/f773156b-db9d-477f-b329-feebe8bfaa05
YouTube channel ID
UCQuHogjBWs8JXsYVWqTSpIw
YouTube handle
jonathaneisen
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Source: OpenAlex (openalex.org), snapshot of 2026-09-23. CC0 1.0 Universal. CC0 1.0 Universal · OpenAlex
🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
biologist, university teacher, evolutionary biologist, bioinformatician
Educated at 3
Harvard University, Stanford University, Harvard College
Field of work 3
microbiology, evolutionary biology, genomics
Employer 2
Johns Hopkins University, University of California, Davis
Affiliated with 1
University of California, Davis
Author of 1
Forensic analysis of the microbiome of phones and shoes
Award received 1
Benjamin Franklin Award
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Jonathan
Instance of 1
human
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
WikiProject COVID-19
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Michael B. Eisen
Siblings 1
Michael B. Eisen
← Authored by 1
Forensic analysis of the microbiome of phones and shoes
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Summary

Jonathan A. Eisen was born on August 31, 1968[1]. He worked as a biologist[2], bioinformatician[3], evolutionary biologist[4], and university teacher[5].

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include evolutionary biology[7], a field of study[24]; genomics[8], a branch of biology[25]; and microbiology[9], a branch of biology[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Benjamin Franklin Award[13], a science award[27], in United States[28], founded in 2002[29] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[14], a fellowship award[30], in United States[31], founded in 1874[32].

FAQs

What did Jonathan A. Eisen do for work?

Jonathan A. Eisen worked as biologist[2], bioinformatician[3], evolutionary biologist[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Jonathan A. Eisen go to school?

Jonathan A. Eisen was educated at Harvard College[11].

What awards did Jonathan A. Eisen receive?

Honors received include Benjamin Franklin Award[13] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[14].

Related Entities

evolutionary biology genomics Johns Hopkins University microbiology United States University of California, Davis

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [10] ↑ . biology.ucdavis.edu. biology.ucdavis.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 26d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → jonathan-eisen
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  2. 19w ago · Bender235 · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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