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Geoff Barton

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Head of Research Division of Computational Biology at University of Dundee
📍 Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Geoff Barton is the Professor of Bioinformatics and Head of Computational Biology at the University of Dundee. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, his research focuses on protein structure and function, leading to widely used software like Jalview. He earned his Ph. D. from Birkbeck, University of London.

Outside of his academic work, Geoff is a musician who writes and plays music for piano, synth, and flute, with his work available on streaming platforms. He is also a keen amateur meteorologist and has a long-term interest in photography.

He has maintained a personal weather station in Dundee since 2002 and has been interviewed on the subject by the BBC.

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Experience
38 Years
Current Role
Head of Research Division of Computational Biology
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Computational Biology
As Head of the Division of Computational Biology, his core research involves developing computational methods to understand complex biological systems and interpret large datasets.
Bioinformatics Software
He leads the development of widely used open-source software, including the Jalview workbench for protein sequence analysis, which is utilized by scientists globally.
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Career

Work history

1-2013
Head of Research Division of Computational Biology
University of Dundee
3-2001
Professor of Bioinformatics
University of Dundee
3-2001 - 12-2011
Co-Director of the Post-Genomics and Molecular Interactions Centre
University of Dundee
10-1997 - 7-2001
Research and Development Team Leader and Head of European Macromolecular Structure Database (PDBe)
European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI
6-1995 - 9-1997
Head of Genome Informatics
Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford
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Education
1984 - 1987
Ph.D.
Birkbeck, University of London
1981 - 1984
B.Sc. (hons)
The University of Manchester
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