Christian SchӧnbachChristian Schӧnbach Dr. Christian Schönbach, Chair of the Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan, unexpectedly passed away on 15 April 2023. Christian’s contributions to science were immense and span four thematic areas: immunoinformatics, computational and functional genomics, data integration and biological knowledge discovery from databases, and environmental microbiomics. In addition to his research, while serving in leadership roles at the Asia Pacific Bioinformatics Network (APBioNet) and the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB), he built bridges between diverse scientific communities and enabled the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Christian’s contributions to furthering bioinformatics education and training, in particular in the Asia Pacific region, cannot be overstated. Christian was also a mentor to many students and young researchers.
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