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Konrad Förstner

German bioinformatician
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Summary

Konrad Förstner was born on 1980[1] in Heidelberg[2]. He has worked as a bioinformatician[3] and biologist[4]. He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

Key Facts

  • Father: Ulrich Förstner[6]
  • Country of citizenship: Germany[7]
  • Native language: German[8]
  • Field of work: bioinformatics[9], microbiology[10], infection biology[11], open science[12], systems biology[13]
  • Employer: ZB MED - Information Centre for Life Sciences[14], TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences[15]
  • Educated at: European Molecular Biology Laboratory[16]
  • Doctoral advisor: Peer Bork[17]
  • Student: Muhammad Elhossary[18], Till Sauerwein[19], Silvia Di Giorgio[20], Rabea Müller[21], Sung-Huan Yu[22], Vivian A Monzon[23], Akinyemi Mandela Fasemore[24], Eva Seidlmayer[25], Malvika Sharan[26], Thorsten Bischler[27]
  • Sex or gender: male[28]
  • Doctoral student: Till Sauerwein[29], Silvia Di Giorgio[30], Muhammad Elhossary[31], Sung-Huan Yu[32], Malvika Sharan[33], Thorsten Bischler[34], Vanessa Scharf[35]
  • Commons category: Konrad Förstner[36]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Natural Sciences[37]
  • Family name: Förstner[38]
  • Given name: Konrad[39]
  • Official website: http://konrad.foerstner.org/[40], https://www.zbmed.de/kontakt/konrad-foerstner/[41], https://www.th-koeln.de/personen/konrad.foerstner/[42]
  • Student of: Michael Hecker[43], Jörg Vogel[44]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[45]
  • Erdős number: 3[46]
  • Sibling: Jens Förstner[47], Friedrich Förstner[48]
  • Social media followers: 1569[49], 1471[50], 687[51], 699[52], 708[53]
  • Official podcast: Open Science Radio[54]

FAQs

Where was Konrad Förstner born?

Konrad Förstner's place of birth was Heidelberg[2].

Who were Konrad Förstner's parents?

Konrad Förstner's father was Ulrich Förstner[6].

What did Konrad Förstner do for work?

Konrad Förstner worked as a bioinformatician[3] and biologist[4].

Where did Konrad Förstner go to school?

Konrad Förstner was educated at European Molecular Biology Laboratory[16].

Related Entities

Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Tübingen

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  1. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Wikimedia username → Konrad Foerstner
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