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<p>CSV import</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:Paul_Ginsparg_and_David_Lipman_(cropped).jpg|thumb|Paul Ginsparg and David Lipman (cropped)]] {{Short description|American biologist and bioinformatician}}<br /> {{Infobox scientist<br /> | name = David J. Lipman<br /> | image = <br /> | image_size = <br /> | alt = <br /> | caption = <br /> | birth_date = <br /> | birth_place = <br /> | death_date = <br /> | death_place = <br /> | nationality = American<br /> | fields = [[Bioinformatics]], [[Computational biology]]<br /> | workplaces = [[National Center for Biotechnology Information]]<br /> | alma_mater = <br /> | doctoral_advisor = <br /> | known_for = [[BLAST (biotechnology)]]<br /> | awards = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;David J. Lipman&#039;&#039;&#039; is an American [[biologist]] and [[bioinformatician]] known for his significant contributions to the field of [[bioinformatics]] and [[computational biology]]. He is particularly recognized for his work on the development of the [[BLAST (biotechnology)|BLAST]] algorithm, a widely used tool for comparing primary biological sequence information.<br /> <br /> == Career ==<br /> David J. Lipman has been a prominent figure in the field of [[bioinformatics]] for several decades. He served as the Director of the [[National Center for Biotechnology Information]] (NCBI), a division of the [[National Library of Medicine]] (NLM) at the [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH). Under his leadership, the NCBI became a central resource for molecular biology information, providing access to a variety of databases and tools for the scientific community.<br /> <br /> == Contributions ==<br /> Lipman&#039;s most notable contribution is the development of the [[BLAST (biotechnology)|BLAST]] (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) algorithm, which he co-authored with [[Stephen Altschul]], [[Warren Gish]], [[Webb Miller]], and [[Eugene Myers]]. BLAST is a fundamental tool in [[bioinformatics]] that allows researchers to compare an input sequence against a database of sequences to identify regions of similarity. This tool has become essential for [[genomics]] and [[proteomics]] research, facilitating the identification of genes and proteins across different species.<br /> <br /> == Awards and Honors ==<br /> Throughout his career, David J. Lipman has received numerous awards and honors for his contributions to [[bioinformatics]] and [[computational biology]]. His work has had a profound impact on the field, advancing our understanding of biological sequences and their functions.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Bioinformatics]]<br /> * [[Computational biology]]<br /> * [[BLAST (biotechnology)]]<br /> * [[National Center for Biotechnology Information]]<br /> * [[National Library of Medicine]]<br /> * [[National Institutes of Health]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:American biologists]]<br /> [[Category:Bioinformaticians]]<br /> [[Category:Living people]]<br /> [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]<br /> [[Category:National Institutes of Health people]]<br /> [[Category:Computational biologists]]<br /> <br /> {{medicine-stub}}</div>

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