Prof. Dr. Daniel Huson

Professor of Algorithms in Bioinformatics

Office
C310a, Sand 14, 72076 Tübingen
+49-7071-29-70450
daniel.husonspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

Publications
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Office hours
Mondays, 17-18h (by email appointment)

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Curriculum Vitae

2020-22

International Leader Fellowship

Royal Society of New Zealand

2015-2020

Visiting Professor

Life Sciences Institute of the National University of Singapore

2011-2015

Visiting Professor

SCELSE and School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Since 2002

Professor of Algorithms in Bioinformatics

University of Tübingen

1999-02

Senior staff scientist

Celera Genomics in Rockville, MD

1997-99

Post-doc in Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics

Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania

1997

Habilitation in Mathematics at Bielefeld University

1994-96

DFG "Habilitation" scholarship

1993-97

Various visiting positions

University of Canterbury and Massey University in New Zealand

1990-94

Various scientific positions

Bielefeld University

1990

PhD in Mathematics

Bielefeld University (Dr. math., summa cum laude)

1988-89

Visiting student

University of Washington, Seattle USA

1980-86

Studied mathematics and physics

Bielefeld University (Diploma, magna cum laude)

1971-80

Hauptschule and Gesamtschule

Bielefeld, Germany ("Abitur", best student of year)

Senior staff scientist at Celera Genomics in Rockville, MD

Various scientific positions at Bielefeld University

PhD in Mathematics, Bielefeld University (Dr. math., summa cum laude)

Hauptschule and Gesamtschule in Bielefeld, Germany ("Abitur", best student of year)

Awards and Fellowships

2019-23	Royal Society of New Zealand International Leader Catalyst Fellowship
2017	PLOS Computational Biology Research Prize Winner
2016	Technology Transfer Prize of the IHK Reutlingen
2013	Winner of the 2013 DTRA Algorithms Challenge
2007	Visiting Fellow of the Newton Institute (Cambridge University)
2006	Visiting Erskine Professor at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch New Zealand
1990	Dissertation Prize of the westfälisch-lippische Universitätsgesellschaft

Services

2006-Current	Program committee member of many different conferences, including GCB, RECOMB, WABI, AFBC, ISMB, RECOMG-CG
Since 2012	Member of the board of QBIC
Since 2012	Founding member of the board of Computomics
2011-2021	Member of Scientific Advisory Board of CeGaT
Since 2011	Faculty member of the International Max-Plank Research School (IMPRS) "From Molecules to Organisms"
2011-2014	Head of Department, Computer Science Department, University of Tübingen
2010-2014	Scientific Advisory Board of the Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution
2004-2008	Scientific Advisory Board of the MPI for Developmental Biology
2007	Co-organizer Phylogenetics, Newton Institute, Cambridge,
2003-2008	Dean of Studies, Computer Science Department, University of Tübingen