Vamsi Mootha
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Vamsi Mootha is an Indian-American physician-scientist and computational biologist
. He holds the position of Professor of Systems Biology and Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
and Harvard Medical School
. He is also a Senior Associate Member of the Broad Institute
.
He is a 2004 recipient of the Macarthur Foundation "genius award"
for his contributions to mitochondrial biology and genomics. He received the 2008 Daland Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Investigation from the American Philosophical Society
.
He received his BS
in Mathematical and Computational Science from Stanford University
in 1993 and his M.D. from Harvard University
in 1998. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital
in Boston, and then pursued postdoctoral training at the Whitehead Institute/MIT Center for Genome Research.
He was raised in Beaumont, Texas.
Computational biology
Computational biology involves the development and application of data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modeling and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological, behavioral, and social systems...
. He holds the position of Professor of Systems Biology and Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital is a teaching hospital and biomedical research facility in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts...
and Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
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. He is also a Senior Associate Member of the Broad Institute
Broad Institute
The Broad Institute is a genomic medicine research center located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Although it is independently governed and supported as a 501 nonprofit research organization, the institute is formally affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard...
.
He is a 2004 recipient of the Macarthur Foundation "genius award"
MacArthur Fellows Program
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for his contributions to mitochondrial biology and genomics. He received the 2008 Daland Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Investigation from the American Philosophical Society
American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society, founded in 1743, and located in Philadelphia, Pa., is an eminent scholarly organization of international reputation, that promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications,...
.
He received his BS
Bachelor of Science
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in Mathematical and Computational Science from Stanford University
Stanford University
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in 1993 and his M.D. from Harvard University
Harvard University
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in 1998. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital is the largest hospital of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area in Boston, Massachusetts. It is directly adjacent to Harvard Medical School of which it is the second largest teaching affiliate with 793 beds...
in Boston, and then pursued postdoctoral training at the Whitehead Institute/MIT Center for Genome Research.
He was raised in Beaumont, Texas.