Peer Bork
Encyclopedia
Doctor Peer Bork, PhD
, is senior group leader and joint head of the
Structural and Computational Biology
unit at EMBL, a European
research organization with headquarters in Heidelberg
. He also holds
an appointment at the Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine
in Berlin
. Dr. Bork received his PhD in Biochemistry
(1990) and his
Habilitation
in Theoretical Biophysics
(1995). He works in various
areas of computational biology and systems analysis with a focus on
function prediction, comparative analysis and data integration. His
group has published more than 500 research articles in international,
peer-reviewed journals, among them more than 50 in Nature
, Science
and Cell
. According to ISI (analyzing the last 10 years), Dr. Bork is currently the most cited European researcher in Molecular Biology and
Genetics. He is on the editorial board of a number of journals including
Science and PloS Biology
, and functions as senior editor of the journal
Molecular Systems Biology
. Dr. Bork co-founded four biotech companies,
two of which went public. More than 25 of his former associates now hold
professorships or other group leader positions in prominent institutions
all over the world. He received the "Nature award for creative
mentoring" for his achievements in nurturing and stimulating young
scientists. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Royal Society
and Academie des Sciences Microsoft Award
for the advancement of science
using computational methods and obtained a competitive "ERC advanced
investigator grant".
, his most cited peer-reviewed papers are on the human genome
, yeast proteome
, mouse genome and Simple Modular Architecture Research Tool (SMART)
. More recently he has published papers on the human gut microbiome
and and interactive Tree of Life
. See a full list of publications on PubMed
.
PHD
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, is senior group leader and joint head of the
Structural and Computational Biology
Computational biology
Computational biology involves the development and application of data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modeling and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological, behavioral, and social systems...
unit at EMBL, a European
research organization with headquarters in Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
. He also holds
an appointment at the Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
The Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin-Buch is one of the sixteen research centers of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. The Max Delbrück Center was founded in January 1992 as successor of the Zentralinstitut für Molekularbiologie that depended of the German...
in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. Dr. Bork received his PhD in Biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
(1990) and his
Habilitation
Habilitation
Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
in Theoretical Biophysics
Biophysics
Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that uses the methods of physical science to study biological systems. Studies included under the branches of biophysics span all levels of biological organization, from the molecular scale to whole organisms and ecosystems...
(1995). He works in various
areas of computational biology and systems analysis with a focus on
function prediction, comparative analysis and data integration. His
group has published more than 500 research articles in international,
peer-reviewed journals, among them more than 50 in Nature
Nature (journal)
Nature, first published on 4 November 1869, is ranked the world's most cited interdisciplinary scientific journal by the Science Edition of the 2010 Journal Citation Reports...
, Science
Science (journal)
Science is the academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is one of the world's top scientific journals....
and Cell
Cell (journal)
Cell is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research papers across a broad range of disciplines within the life sciences. Areas covered include molecular biology, cell biology, systems biology, stem cells, developmental biology, genetics and genomics, proteomics, cancer research,...
. According to ISI (analyzing the last 10 years), Dr. Bork is currently the most cited European researcher in Molecular Biology and
Genetics. He is on the editorial board of a number of journals including
Science and PloS Biology
PLoS Biology
PLoS Biology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of biology. Publication began on October 13, 2003.It was the first journal of the Public Library of Science. All content in PLoS Biology is published under the Creative Commons "by-attribution" license...
, and functions as senior editor of the journal
Molecular Systems Biology
Molecular Systems Biology
Molecular Systems Biology is an open-access peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research within systems biology at the molecular level, including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, microbial systems, the integration of cell signaling and regulatory networks, and synthetic biology.The...
. Dr. Bork co-founded four biotech companies,
two of which went public. More than 25 of his former associates now hold
professorships or other group leader positions in prominent institutions
all over the world. He received the "Nature award for creative
mentoring" for his achievements in nurturing and stimulating young
scientists. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Royal Society
and Academie des Sciences Microsoft Award
Microsoft Award
The Royal Society and Académies des sciences Microsoft Award is an annual award given by the Royal Society and the Académie des sciences to scientists working in Europe who have made a major contribution to the advancement of science through the use of computational methods...
for the advancement of science
using computational methods and obtained a competitive "ERC advanced
investigator grant".
Research
According to Google ScholarGoogle Scholar
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, his most cited peer-reviewed papers are on the human genome
Human genome
The human genome is the genome of Homo sapiens, which is stored on 23 chromosome pairs plus the small mitochondrial DNA. 22 of the 23 chromosomes are autosomal chromosome pairs, while the remaining pair is sex-determining...
, yeast proteome
Proteome
The proteome is the entire set of proteins expressed by a genome, cell, tissue or organism. More specifically, it is the set of expressed proteins in a given type of cells or an organism at a given time under defined conditions. The term is a portmanteau of proteins and genome.The term has been...
, mouse genome and Simple Modular Architecture Research Tool (SMART)
Simple Modular Architecture Research Tool
Simple Modular Architecture Research Tool is a classification scheme used in the identification and analysis of protein domains....
. More recently he has published papers on the human gut microbiome
Microbiome
A microbiome is the totality of microbes, their genetic elements , and environmental interactions in a defined environment. A defined environment could, for example, be the gut of a human being or a soil sample. Thus, microbiome usually includes microbiota and their complete genetic elements...
and and interactive Tree of Life
Tree of Life
The tree of life in the Book of Genesis is a tree planted by God in midst of the Garden of Eden , whose fruit gives everlasting life, i.e. immortality. Together with the tree of life, God planted the tree of the knowledge of good and evil . According to some scholars, however, these are in fact...
. See a full list of publications on PubMed
PubMed
PubMed is a free database accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health maintains the database as part of the Entrez information retrieval system...
.
External links
- Website of the Bork group at the EMBL