Eugene Koonin

Eugene Koonin
Born
Eugene V. Koonin

(1956-10-26) October 26, 1956
Moscow
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materMoscow State University (1978)
Scientific career
FieldsComputational biology
InstitutionsNational Center for Biotechnology Information
Thesis Multienzyme organization of encephalomyocarditis virus replication complexes  (1983)
Doctoral advisorVadim I. Agol
Websitewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/CBBresearch/Koonin/

Eugene Viktorovich Koonin (Russian: Евге́ний Ви́кторович Ку́нин; born October 26, 1956) is a Russian-American biologist and Senior Investigator at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). He is a recognised expert in the field of evolutionary and computational biology.