Full name: Finn Werner
Position:
UCL Professor of molecular biophysics, Director of the Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London
Education:
1993 BSc University of Copenhagen, Denmark
1996 Cand scient. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2002 PhD, Imperial College London, UK
Research postings:
Postdoctoral research at Finsen Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
Thrombosis Research Institute, London
Research interests:
Structure, function and evolution of RNA polymerase
Unorthodox model organisms, Archaea, NCLDV including African Swine Fever Virus
Molecular mechanisms of transcription
Viruses
Origin and early evolution of life
Awards:
1994, 1995 Danish Cancer Society scholarships
1998 British Society Thrombosis and Haemostasis’ Young Investigator Award
1999 International Society Haemostasis and Thrombosis’ Young Investigator Award
2011 Welcome Trust New Investigator Award
2017 Welcome Trust Investigator Award in Sciences
