Sean Eddy

American computational biologist
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Sean Eddy

Summary

Sean Eddy is a human[1]. He was born on +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a bioinformatician[3], biologist[4], scientist[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Sean Eddy was born on +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Sean Eddy held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Sean Eddy's professions included bioinformatician[3].
  • Sean Eddy worked as a biologist[4].
  • Sean Eddy worked as a scientist[5].
  • Sean Eddy's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Sean Eddy's field of work was bioinformatics[9].
  • Sean Eddy's field of work was computational biology[10].
  • Sean Eddy's field of work was Markov process[11].
  • Among Sean Eddy's employers was Harvard University[12].
  • Among Sean Eddy's employers was Howard Hughes Medical Institute[13].
  • Among Sean Eddy's employers was Washington University in St. Louis[14].
  • Sean Eddy was employed by Laboratory of Molecular Biology[15].
  • Sean Eddy's education included a stint at University of Colorado Boulder[16].
  • Sean Eddy was educated at California Institute of Technology[17].
  • A notable work attributed to Sean Eddy is Infernal[18].
  • A notable work attributed to Sean Eddy is HMMER[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Sean Eddy is Pfam[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Sean Eddy is Rfam[21].
  • Sean Eddy received the Benjamin Franklin Award[22].
  • Sean Eddy received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[23].
  • Sean Eddy is recorded as male[24].
  • Sean Eddy's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Sean Eddy's ISNI is recorded as 0000000137277140[26].
  • Sean Eddy's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 88423816[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Sean Eddy was born on +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Colorado Boulder[16], a public university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1876[30] and California Institute of Technology[17], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1891[33], headquartered in California[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bioinformatician[3], biologist[4], scientist[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include bioinformatics[9], a branch of biology[35]; computational biology[10], an academic discipline[36]; and Markov process[11], a mathematical concept[37]. Employers include Harvard University[12], a private university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1636[40], headquartered in Cambridge[41]; Howard Hughes Medical Institute[13], a foundation[42], in United States[43], founded in 1953[44], headquartered in Chevy Chase[45]; Washington University in St. Louis[14], a private university[46], in United States[47], founded in 1853[48], headquartered in St. Louis County[49]; and Laboratory of Molecular Biology[15], a research institute[50], in United Kingdom[51], founded in 1947[52], headquartered in Cambridge[53].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Infernal[18], a free and open-source software[54]; HMMER[19], a free software[55]; Pfam[20], a biological database[56]; and Rfam[21], a biological database[57].

Recognition

Awards received include Benjamin Franklin Award[22], a science award[58], in United States[59], founded in 2002[60] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[23], a fellowship award[61], in United States[62], founded in 1874[63].

Why It Matters

Sean Eddy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Sean Eddy do for work?

Sean Eddy worked as bioinformatician[3], biologist[4], scientist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Sean Eddy go to school?

Sean Eddy was educated at University of Colorado Boulder[16] and California Institute of Technology[17].

What awards did Sean Eddy receive?

Honors received include Benjamin Franklin Award[22] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[23].

References

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  16. [15] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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