David Baker (biochemist)

David Baker
Baker in 2019
Born (1962-10-06) October 6, 1962
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Alma mater
Known for
  • Protein design
  • Protein structure prediction
  • Rosetta@Home
  • Fold.it
SpouseHannele Ruohola-Baker
Awards
  • Beckman Young Investigators Award[1]
  • Overton Prize
  • Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology
  • TED's Audacious Prize[2]
  • Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2021)
    Wiley Prize (2022)
    BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2022)
    Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
Scientific career
FieldsComputational biology
Institutions
ThesisReconstitution of intercompartmental protein transport in yeast extracts (1989)
Doctoral advisorRandy Schekman
Other academic advisorsDavid Agard
Doctoral studentsRichard Bonneau
Other notable studentsBrian Kuhlman, Tanja Kortemme
Websitewww.bakerlab.org

David Baker (born October 6, 1962) is an American biochemist and computational biologist. He is known for his works about design proteins and predict their three-dimensional structures. He is a professor at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and at the University of Washington. He was awarded half of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on computational protein design.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "David Baker". Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Institute for Protein Design wins $45M in funding from TED's Audacious Project". April 17, 2019. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024". Nobel Media AB. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Press release: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024". NobelPrize.org. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.


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