biochemist physician scientist university professor
Brown received each of his degrees from the University of Chicago, including his Bachelor of Surgery and Doctor of Medicine His Doctor of Philosophy, granted in 1980 while under the guidance of Nicholas R. Cozzarelli, involved the study of deoxyribonucleic acid topoisomerases.
His research uses deoxyribonucleic acid microarrays to study the gene expression patterns associated with especially cancer. He became an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in 1988. He was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 2002, identifying him as one of the top 2000 scientists in the nation.
In 2002 he received a Takeda award, recognizing his work in "the development of deoxyribonucleic acid microarrays with pre-synthesized deoxyribonucleic acid probes and the promotion of the technology by releasing the production methods on the Internet." In 2005 he received the Curt Stern Award for his contributions to the development and application of gene-based expression microarrays. In recognition of Brown"s pioneering work in the development of microarrays and the diverse applications of this technology in genetic research, the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) selected him for the ABRF 2010 Award. He is a co-founder of the Public Library of Science, an advocate of Open access publishing, and a member of the Canary Foundation Science Team.
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He is also a member of the Institute of Medicine and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
