David Baker

Professor of Biochemistry and Director, Institute for Protein Design at University of WashingtonCo-founder and Scientific Advisor at Xaira Therapeutics

🇺🇸 American

Baker pioneered computational protein design, first with Rosetta and later with neural tools including RoseTTAFold and RFdiffusion. His lab can design entirely new proteins for medicine and materials—work recognized with half of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.