Michael Eisen

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Michael Eisen
Michael Eisen
Michael Eisen
Born April 13, 1967
Nationality American
Fields biology
Institutions University of California, Berkeley
Known for Public Library of Science (PLoS)

Michael Eisen (born April 13, 1967) is an American biologist. He is currently an Associate Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development at University of California, Berkeley. His academic research focuses on the evolution of gene regulation.

Throughout his career he has been a forceful advocate for open science - the free release of the material and intellectual product of the scientific research. He is a leading advocate of open access scientific publishing, and is co-Founder of Public Library of Science (PLoS). He serves on the PLoS board, and is an advisor to Science Commons.

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