Dr. Martin Tompa
Computational biology involves the application of computer science and mathematics to molecular biology. Computational biologists develop and apply computer methods and mathematical models to study complex biological, behavioral, and social systems -- such as making sense of all of the genomic data being generated by scientists around the world. Dr. Martin Tompa is a computational biologist at the University of Washington, developing computer programs and algorithms to identify motifs (or patterns, such as genes, gene regions, and promoters) in alignments of DNA and protein sequences, as well as entire genomes! He also works to improve the programs scientists use to make and analyze multiple sequence alignments.
To learn more about his background and work, read the PDF transcript of the interview with Dr. Martin Tompa or download the PowerPoint presentation.
Visit Dr. Martin Tompa's homepage: http://www.cs.washington.edu/people/faculty/tompa/
Dr. Tompa is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. Learn more about the Department of Computer Science and Engineering by visiting their homepage: http://www.cs.washington.edu/
Given his work on genetics and multiple sequence alignments, Dr. Tompa is also an Adjunct Professor in the University of Washington Department of Genome Sciences. To learn more, visit their homepage: http://www.gs.washington.edu/index.htm
To learn about job prospects, what computer scientists do, and salary information for computer scientists and computational biologists, visit the US Bureau of Labor Statistics for Computer Science and Information Research Scientists at: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Computer-and-Information-Technology/Computer-and-information-research-scientists.htm