Maynard Olson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Maynard Olson

American scientist

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1943

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Profession: computer scientist, university teacher, geneticist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Maynard V.
Olson is professor of genome sciences and medicine at the University of Washington.
He is a specialist in the genetics of cystic fibrosis, and one of the founders of the Human Genome Project.
Originally a chemist, he received his undergraduate degree from California Institute of Technology and his Ph.D.
in inorganic chemistry from Stanford University in 1970.
From 1970-75, he was at Dartmouth College, and then became a molecular biologist, first at the University of Washington, then at Washington University in St.
Louis, and, from 1992 on, again at the University of Washington.