Jerzy Jurka
Jerzy Władysław Jurka | |
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| Born | 4 June 1950 |
| Died | 19 July 2014 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | Polish-American |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University (M.Sc. in Chemistry) University of Warsaw (D.Sc. in Molecular Biology) Harvard University (Post-doctoral research) |
| Known for | Contributions to understanding of transposable elements and repetitive DNA |
| Spouse | Elżbieta Jurka |
| Children | Michael Jurka Matthew Jurka Timothy Jurka |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry Molecular biology Computational biology |
Jerzy Władysław Jurka (June 4, 1950 – July 19, 2014) was a Polish–American computational and molecular biologist known for his pioneering work on repetitive DNA and transposable elements (TEs) in eukaryotic genomes. He served as the assistant director of research at the Linus Pauling Institute prior to founding and directing the Genetic Information Research Institute (GIRI) in Mountain View, California.