1. David Sankoff The Master of Chromosomal Evolution

2. Basic Biography  Canadian  Education:  B.Sc 1963 – McGill University  M.Sc 1965 – McGill University  Ph.D 1969 – McGill University  Mathematics/Computer Science?

3. Work Experience/Accomplishments  Work:  Professor, University of Montreal 1984-2002  Centre de recherches mathematiques  Professor, University of Ottawa  Fellow, Royal Society of Canada  Fellow, International Society for Computational Biology  Canadian Institute for Advanced Research  Awards:  Senior Scientist Accomplishment Award (2003)  Weldon Memorial Prize and Medal (Oxford)

4. Research/Importance  Comparative Genomics  1 st statistical test for alignment – sequence comparison  Limit behavior of random sequences  Multiple alignment problem  Genomic Evolution  Chromosomal rearrangement processes  Phylogenetics  Evolution of genetic code via tRNA  Optimization of phylogenetic trees