Lincoln Stein
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Lincoln Stein is a bioinformatics researcher and computer scientist known for his contributions to the field of genomics and biological databases. He has played a significant role in the development of several key bioinformatics tools and resources.
Early Life and Education[edit | edit source]
Lincoln Stein was born in New York City. He completed his undergraduate studies in biology at Harvard University and later earned his MD and PhD in genetics from Stanford University.
Career[edit | edit source]
Stein began his career as a researcher at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), where he worked on the Human Genome Project. During his tenure at CSHL, he developed several important bioinformatics tools, including the Generic Genome Browser (GBrowse) and the InterMine data warehouse system.
Contributions to Bioinformatics[edit | edit source]
Lincoln Stein is best known for his work on the Generic Genome Browser (GBrowse), a web-based tool for visualizing genomic data. GBrowse has been widely adopted by the genomics community and is used by many major genome databases, including Ensembl and the UCSC Genome Browser.
Stein has also been involved in the development of the InterMine data warehouse system, which allows researchers to integrate and analyze large datasets from multiple sources. This tool has been particularly useful for the study of model organisms such as Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans.
Academic Positions[edit | edit source]
In addition to his research work, Stein has held several academic positions. He has been a professor at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and the University of Toronto. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Harvard Medical School.
Awards and Honors[edit | edit source]
Lincoln Stein has received numerous awards for his contributions to bioinformatics, including the ISCB Fellow award from the International Society for Computational Biology and the Benjamin Franklin Award for Open Access in the Life Sciences.
Personal Life[edit | edit source]
Stein is married and has two children. He is an avid hiker and enjoys spending his free time exploring the outdoors.
See Also[edit | edit source]
- Bioinformatics
- Genomics
- Human Genome Project
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
- Generic Genome Browser
- InterMine
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