Jay Shendure, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington, where his lab's focus is to develop and apply new technologies in genomics and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on next-generation DNA sequencing and its applications in human genetics. He is the recipient of the Curt Stern Award from the American Society of Human Genetics in 2012, the FederaPrijs from the Federation of Dutch Medical Scientific Societies in 2013, and a National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award in 2013.
