Ken Dewar
Ken Dewar obtained his PhD from Universit茅 Laval in 1995 studying the genome structure of the Dutch elm disease fungus, Ophiostoma ulmi. After completing post-doctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania where he participated in the mapping and sequencing of the genome of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, he joined the Whitehead Institute/MIT Center for Genome Research (now the Broad Institute) in 1997. There, as part of the Human Genome Project, he led teams for genome mapping and chromosome closure.
His research interests straddle advanced DNA sequencing technologies and bioinformatics. He is interested in strategies for genome assembly and how to use bioinformatics to know that 鈥渨e have got it right鈥�, then using the assemblies as references to discern genetic variation and to annotate genetic processes. he firmly believes that genomics is not only transforming human biomedical research, but is revolutionizing research across the full breadth of life sciences. The ability to use core instrumentation and expertise throughout biology is underpinning new advances in the fields of research including, but not limited to human and animal medicine, food safety, environmental assessment, and biotechnology.