Eric Jakobsson, director of the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Eric Jakobsson, Director of the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at NIH, Discusses the Creation of a Grid-powered Bioinformatic Environment
Grid World #12
Bethesda, Maryland
February 27, 2004
By Marc Strassman
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Eric Jakobsson, director of the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences
On May 21, 2003, Eric Jakobsson became the first director of the newly-established Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health within the Department of Health and Human Services.
In this exclusive Grid World interview, Dr. Jakobsson discusses how grid computing is facilitating the creation of disciplines that use computation to discover the inner workings of biological entities.
You can hear what he has to say by clicking here.
You can read about Dr. Jakobsson's appointment as director of the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology by clicking here.