Emmanouil Dermitzakis

Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis
Born
Emmanouil Theophilos Dermitzakis

(1972-04-03) April 3, 1972
NationalityGreek
EducationUniversity of Crete
Pennsylvania State University
Children3
Scientific career
FieldsGenomics
Population genetics
InstitutionsUniversity of Geneva
ThesisEvolution of components of gene regulation in Drosophila and mammals (2001)
Doctoral advisorAndrew G. Clark

Emmanouil Theophilos Dermitzakis (born April 3, 1972) is a Greek human geneticist and professor in the Department of Genetic Medicine and Development at the University of Geneva, where he is also Director of the Health 2030 Genome Center. He is an ISI Highly Cited Researcher and an elected member of the European Molecular Biology Organization. He is a member of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, where his research group is focused on the genetics and genomics of complex traits in humans. He has joined GlaxoSmithKline as Vice President, Computational Biology in R&D.