William R. Pearson

Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at the University of Virginia
Person human Q50558187
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William R. Pearson

Summary

William R. Pearson is a human[1]. He worked as a researcher[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • William R. Pearson worked as a researcher[2].
  • William R. Pearson's field of work was computational biology[4].
  • William R. Pearson was employed by University of Virginia[5].
  • William R. Pearson was employed by University of Virginia School of Medicine[6].
  • William R. Pearson was educated at California Institute of Technology[7].
  • William R. Pearson's education included a stint at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[8].
  • A notable work attributed to William R. Pearson is FASTA[9].
  • William R. Pearson received the ISCB Fellow[10].
  • William R. Pearson received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11].
  • William R. Pearson is recorded as male[12].
  • William R. Pearson's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William R. Pearson's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-0727-3680[14].
  • William R. Pearson's family name is recorded as Pearson[15].
  • William R. Pearson's given name is recorded as William Raymond[16].
  • William R. Pearson's official website is recorded as http://faculty.virginia.edu/wrpearson[17].
  • William R. Pearson's ACM Digital Library author ID is recorded as 81100662480[18].
  • William R. Pearson's Scopus author ID is recorded as 56700473100[19].
  • William R. Pearson's affiliation is recorded as University of Virginia[20].
  • William R. Pearson's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as UxQKRr8AAAAJ[21].
  • William R. Pearson's DBLP author ID is recorded as 78/2331[22].
  • William R. Pearson's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11f53qtffc[23].
  • William R. Pearson's Dimensions author ID is recorded as 01170676517.55[24].

Body

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology[7], a university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1891[27], headquartered in California[28] and University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[8], a public research university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1867[31].

Career and Affiliations

William R. Pearson worked as a researcher[2]. His field of work was computational biology[4]. Employers include University of Virginia[5], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1819[34], headquartered in Charlottesville[35] and University of Virginia School of Medicine[6], a medical school[36], in United States[37], founded in 1819[38].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to William R. Pearson is FASTA[9].

Recognition

Awards received include ISCB Fellow[10], a fellowship award[39], founded in 1997[40] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11], a fellowship award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1874[43].

Why It Matters

William R. Pearson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

What did William R. Pearson do for work?

William R. Pearson worked as researcher[2].

Where did William R. Pearson go to school?

William R. Pearson was educated at California Institute of Technology[7] and University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[8].

What awards did William R. Pearson receive?

Honors received include ISCB Fellow[10] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[11].

References

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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