Stefan Kurtz
Stefan Kurtz (born April 20, 1964 ) is a German computer scientist and professor of bioinformatics at the University of Hamburg .
Career
In 1990 Kurtz completed a diploma in computer science at the University of Dortmund . Between 1990 and 1995 he worked as a research assistant in the practical informatics group at the Technical Faculty of Bielefeld University and received his doctorate with distinction in 1995. From August 1996 to April 1997 he worked as a postdoc in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Arizona (USA) . From 1996 to 2002 he was a research assistant in the practical informatics group at Bielefeld University. Since 2002 Stefan Kurtz has been Professor of Bioinformatics at the University of Hamburg .
Research priorities
Stefan Kurtz researches the development of methods and software for the efficient processing of biological sequences and genomic annotations (in particular for the comparison and assembly of next generation sequencing data, predictions, annotation and classification of repetitive elements in genomes and for the pairwise and multiple comparison of Genomes). He is also dedicated to the integration and evaluation of next generation sequencing, e.g. B. in the field of amplicon sequencing, genome sequencing and ribosome profiling.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prof. Dr. Stefan Kurtz. Department of Biology at the University of Hamburg, accessed on October 9, 2018 .
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| SURNAME | Kurtz, Stefan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bioinformatician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1964 |