David Baker
A professor at the University of Washington, a pioneer in the field of computational protein design, and a recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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In October 2024, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Demis Hassabis and John Jumper (Google DeepMind) and David Baker (University of Washington) for AlphaFold's breakthrough in protein structure prediction.
AlphaFold's creators Demis Hassabis and John Jumper shared the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with David Baker.
David Baker received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to the field of protein design
AlphaFold2 emerged in 2021, dramatically improving protein structure prediction accuracy; RFdiffusion was developed by David Baker's team and uses a diffusion model to directly sample in structure space.
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David Baker received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to the field of protein design
50%UnverifiedAlphaFold2 emerged in 2021, dramatically improving protein structure prediction accuracy; RFdiffusion was developed by David Baker's team and uses a diffusion model to directly sample in structure space.
50%UnverifiedIn October 2024, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Demis Hassabis and John Jumper (Google DeepMind) and David Baker (University of Washington) for AlphaFold's breakthrough in protein structure prediction.
50%UnverifiedAlphaFold's creators Demis Hassabis and John Jumper shared the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with David Baker.
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