Jim Kent

Summary

Jim Kent is a human^[1]. He was born in Hawaii^[2]. He was born on +1960-02-10T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a biologist^[4] and bioinformatician^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Hawaii^[2], Jim Kent…
• Jim Kent was born on +1960-02-10T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Jim Kent held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Jim Kent worked as a biologist^[4].
• Jim Kent's professions included bioinformatician^[5].
• Jim Kent was employed by University of California, Santa Cruz^[8].
• Jim Kent was educated at University of California, Santa Cruz^[9].
• Jim Kent's education included a stint at College of Marin^[10].
• Jim Kent was educated at University of California, Santa Cruz^[11].
• Jim Kent's doctoral advisor was Alan M Zahler^[12].
• Jim Kent received the Benjamin Franklin Award^[13].
• Jim Kent received the Overton Prize^[14].
• Jim Kent received the ASHG Scientific Achievement Award^[15].
• Jim Kent's image is recorded as Jim Kent.JPG^[16].
• Jim Kent is recorded as male^[17].
• Jim Kent's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Jim Kent supervised Daryl Jay Thomas as a doctoral student^[19].
• Jim Kent's ISNI is recorded as 0000000047435061^[20].
• Jim Kent's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 71198821^[21].
• Jim Kent's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008057346^[22].
• Jim Kent's Commons category is recorded as Jim Kent^[23].
• Jim Kent's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 133611^[24].
• Jim Kent's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09hhwd^[25].
• Jim Kent's family name is recorded as Kent^[26].
• Jim Kent's given name is recorded as William^[27].

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Origins and Family

Jim Kent was born in Hawaii^[2]. He was born on +1960-02-10T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Santa Cruz^[9], a campus^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1965^[30] and College of Marin^[10], an educational institution^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1926^[33]. Jim Kent's doctoral advisor was Alan M Zahler^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include biologist^[4] and bioinformatician^[5]. Among Jim Kent's employers was University of California, Santa Cruz^[8]. He supervised Daryl Jay Thomas as a doctoral student^[19].

Recognition

Awards received include Benjamin Franklin Award^[13], a science award^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 2002^[36]; Overton Prize^[14], a science award^[37], founded in 2001^[38]; and ASHG Scientific Achievement Award^[15], a genetics award^[39], founded in 2001^[40].

Why It Matters

Jim Kent ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[6]

FAQs

Where was Jim Kent born?

Born in Hawaii^[2], Jim Kent…

What did Jim Kent do for work?

Jim Kent worked as biologist^[4] and bioinformatician^[5].

Where did Jim Kent go to school?

Jim Kent was educated at University of California, Santa Cruz^[9], College of Marin^[10], and University of California, Santa Cruz^[11].

What awards did Jim Kent receive?

Honors received include Benjamin Franklin Award^[13], Overton Prize^[14], and ASHG Scientific Achievement Award^[15].