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    "# [5.1]() About the author <a class='iab-edit' href='https://github.com/caporaso-lab/An-Introduction-to-Applied-Bioinformatics/edit/master/book/back-matter/about-the-author.md#L1' target='_blank'>[edit]</a>"
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    "\n",
    "My name is Greg Caporaso. I'm the primary author of *An Introduction to Applied Bioinformatics*, but there are [other contributors](https://github.com/applied-bioinformatics/An-Introduction-To-Applied-Bioinformatics/graphs/contributors) and I hope that list will grow."
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    "<div style=\"float: left; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 25px; margin-bottom: 15px; width: 200px\">\n",
    " <img title=\"The author in Telluride, CO (April, 2015).\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"https://raw.github.com/applied-bioinformatics/An-Introduction-To-Applied-Bioinformatics/master/book/getting-started/images/greg-in-telluride.png\" height=250/>\n",
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    "I have degrees in Computer Science (B.S., University of Colorado, 2001) and Biochemistry (B.A., University of Colorado, 2004; Ph.D., University of Colorado, 2009). Following my formal training, I joined [Rob Knight's lab](http://knightlab.ucsd.edu), then at the University of Colorado, for approximately 2 years as a post-doctoral scholar. In 2011, I joined the faculty at [Northern Arizona University (NAU)](www.nau.edu) where I'm now an Associate Professor. I [teach](http://www.caporasolab.us/teaching/) one course per year in bioinformatics for graduate and undergraduate students of Biology. I also run a [research lab](http://www.caporasolab.us/) in the [Pathogen and Microbiome Institute](http://pmi.nau.edu/), which is focused on developing bioinformatics software and studying microbiomes."
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    "I'm not the world expert on the topics that I present in IAB, but I have a passion for bioinformatics, open source software, writing, and education. When I'm learning a new bioinformatics concept, for example an algorithm like pairwise alignment or a statistical technique like Monte Carlo simulation, implementing it is usually the best way for me to understand it. This led me to start developing IAB, as I found that my implementations helped my students learn the concepts too. I think that one of my strongest skills is the ability to break complex ideas into accessible components. I do this well for bioinformatics because I remember (and still regularly experience) the challenges of learning it, so can relate to newcomers in the field."
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    "I'm active in open source bioinformatics software development, and am most widely known for my development and leadership roles on [QIIME](http://qiime.org) and [QIIME 2](https://qiime2.org). I'm involved in other bioinformatics software projects as well (see my [GitHub page](http://github.com/gregcaporaso)). IAB is one of the projects that I'm currently most excited about, and I truly hope that it's as useful for you as it is fun for me."
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   "source": [
    "For updates on IAB and various other things, you can [follow me on Twitter](https://twitter.com/gregcaporaso)."
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