Daniel S. Rokhsar

Daniel S. Rokhsar is a professor in the departments of Physics and of Molecular and Cell Biology at University of California, Berkeley^[1][2] and Head of the Plant Genomics Program at the Joint Genome Institute of the United States Department of Energy.^[3] His research is focused on understanding the origin, evolution, and diversity of animals by combining computational genome analysis with comparative developmental biology. Rokhsar received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Cornell University, and joined the Berkeley faculty in 1989.^[3]

Awards

As a teenager, Rokhsar was one of the winners in the Westinghouse Science Talent Search.^[4]

Rokhsar was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2000.^[5][6]

References

1. ^ Faculty profile, UC Berkeley, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, accessed 2011-06-23.
2. ^ Faculty profile, UC Berkeley, Physics Department, accessed 2011-06-23.
3. ^ ^{a b} Daniel Rokhsar, JGI, accessed 2011-06-23.
4. ^ Goldman, Ari L. (February 7, 1978), "New York Teen-Age Scientists Emerge on Top in Talent Search; Project Carried in Pocket", New York Times, http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50F17FF3F5413728DDDAE0894DA405B888BF1D3 .
5. ^ Daniel S. Rokhsar, Guggenheim Foundation, accessed 2011-06-23.
6. ^ "Nine UC Researchers Win Guggenheim Fellowships", Contra Costa Times, April 13, 2000 .