Andrej Šali

Andrej Šali (born 1963, Kranj, Slovenia) is a structural and computational biologist. He joined the faculty of the Rockefeller University in 1995, following his postdoctoral research at Harvard University. Since 2003, he has been the Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences at University of California, San Francisco. He also serves as an editor for the journal "Structure".

Education

Šali received his B.S. from the University of Ljubljana; his Ph.D. from Birkbeck College, University of London, 1991 (working with Tom Blundell); and did postdoctoral work at Harvard University (working with Martin Karplus).

Work

He is using computation grounded in the laws of physics and evolution to study the structure and function of proteins. For example, he developed comparative protein structure modeling by satisfaction of spatial restraints, implemented in the program MODELLER.

In July 2006, the magazine "Business 2.0" ranked Šali and Stephen Maurer together at 41st place among "50 Who Matter Now".

Personal life

Šali is married to soprano (and former scientist) Heidi Moss and they have two daughters, Ava and Hana.

External links

* [http://www.salilab.org/sali_home_page/sali_home_page.shtml Homepage of Šali's laboratory]
* [http://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/biz2/peoplewhomatter/frameset.41.exclude.html Explanation at Business 2.0]