Influencer ID Name Field of Expertise Affiliation Social Media Handle Number of Followers Country Impact Area Key Contributions
1 Jennifer Doudna Biochemistry UC Berkeley @doudnaj 150000 USA CRISPR Research Co-discoverer of CRISPR technology
2 Emmanuelle Charpentier Biochemistry Max Planck Institute @charpentierem 120000 Germany Gene Editing Co-discoverer of CRISPR technology
3 George Church Genetics Harvard University @gcouros 200000 USA Synthetic Biology Pioneering work in genome sequencing
4 Craig Venter Genomics Human Longevity, Inc. @cventer 250000 USA Synthetic Genomics First to sequence the human genome
5 Francis Collins Genetics NIH @NIHDirector 100000 USA Genome Project Leadership in the Human Genome Project
6 Katalin Karikó Biochemistry BioNTech @KatalinKariko 110000 USA mRNA Technology Foundational work in mRNA technology for vaccines
7 David Baker Biochemistry University of Washington @ProfDavidBaker 80000 USA Protein Design Innovative protein design and assembly
8 Jun Wang Genomics BGI @JunWang 70000 China Genomic Research Pioneering work in next-gen sequencing technologies
9 Z avatar Genetics Stanford University @zavatar 90000 USA Epigenetics Research in genetic regulation and epigenetics
10 Christine B. H. Cummings Genomics Illumina @cbhcummings 75000 USA Next-Gen Sequencing Contributions to sequencing technologies at Illumina
11 Alice Ting Biochemistry MIT @alicingTing 65000 USA Genetic Engineering Developed innovative tools for genetic imaging
12 Seth B. G. Smith Genetics Cedar-Sinai @sethbgsmith 55000 USA Clinical Genetics Research in clinical applications of genomics
13 Russell F. W. George Genomics Genome Canada @genome_canada 60000 Canada Population Genomics Pioneering work in population genomic studies
14 Angela G. Ling Biotechnology GSK @angelagling 50000 UK Pharmacogenomics Contributions to drug development using genomics
15 Eric Lander Genomics Broad Institute @eland 300000 USA Human Genome Project Key contributions to the Human Genome Project
16 Pamela Ronald Plant Genetics UC Davis @PamelaRonald 40000 USA Agricultural Genomics Innovative research in plant genetics
17 Stephen H. Jones Synthetic Biology MIT @stephenhjones 45000 USA Synthetic Biology Research in synthetic biology applications
18 Tonya B. Dreiling Genetics NIST @tonyadreiling 35000 USA Standardization Concentration on standardization of genomic methods
19 Mark S. D. Choi Genetics UCL @marksdchoi 30000 UK Genomic Medicine Research in genomics for medical applications
20 Cheryl J. Babineau Biotechnology AbbVie @cheryljbabineau 25000 USA Biopharma Research on genomics in drug development
21 Caitlin A. Funk Genomics UC San Diego @caitlinafunk 20000 USA Microbiome Studies Microbiome and its genomic implications
22 Gerald R. Fink Microbiology MIT @grfink 180000 USA Molecular Genetics Foundations of yeast genetics
23 Robert L. Nussbaum Genetics Color Genomics @robertlnussbaum 22000 USA Genomic Testing Innovations in clinical genomic testing
24 Kristina M. A. Krammer Virology University of Glasgow @krammer 17000 UK Genomic Pathogens Genomics of viral pathogens
25 Maria A. G. B. Martinez Pharmacogenomics Cerner @magbm 21000 USA Pharmacogenomics Research in pharmacogenomics applications
26 Neil E. P. O. Smith Microbial Genomics Caltech @neilspo 16000 USA Microbial Sequencing Microbial genomics and its applications
27 Jean M. S. H. Pugh Genome Biology Duke University @jeansph 15000 USA Genome Biology Research on genome evolution
28 Samantha G. R. Tibbets Genetics Illumina @samgrtibbets 14000 USA Genomics Contributions to sequencing technologies
29 Ronald C. E. B. Kent Genome Research Caltech @ronaldcebkent 13000 USA High Throughput Sequencing Research on high-throughput sequencing
30 Lucy K. S. Z. Turnbull Genomics Harvard Medical School @lucyksturnbull 12000 USA Clinical Genomics Research on clinical genomics applications
31 Elena S. R. D. Wong Genomic Research Oxford @elenaSRD 11000 UK Genomic Epidemiology Epigenetic studies in epidemiology
32 Martin H. G. Ortiz Genetics Purdue University @martinhgo 9000 USA Gene Therapy Research in human gene therapy
33 Amy F. J. Chen Plant Genomics Cornell University @amyfjchen 8500 USA Agricultural Genomics Innovative agricultural genome studies
34 Rachel M. Shapiro Cancer Genomics UCSF @rachelshapiro 8000 USA Clinical Oncology Research on cancer genomics
35 Dmitry V. L. Koslov Computational Biology Caltech @dmitryvlkoslov 7500 USA Data Science in Genomics Computational methods for genomic data
36 Natalie L. W. Abdul Medical Genomics Johns Hopkins @natlwalabdul 7000 USA Medical Genetics Research in rare genetic disorders
37 Ethan J. Fox Synthetic Biology MIT @ethanjfox 6500 USA Synthetic Biology Research Innovative synthetic biology projects
38 Carla S. V. Grigoryan Biochemistry Stanford @carlasvgrigoryan 6000 USA Metabolic Engineering Metabolic engineering studies
39 Matthew A. Kinser Genetics UCL @matthewakinser 5800 UK Genomic Evolution Genomic evolution studies
40 Jennifer C. H. Leong Genomics Harvard Medical School @jenchleong 5500 USA Microbial Genomics Research in microbial genomics
41 Bradley M. Case Genetic Epidemiology UCLA @bradleymcase 5200 USA Epidemiological Genomics Research in genetic epidemiological studies
42 Megan E. S. Tran Plant Genetics UC Davis @megansetran 5000 USA Sustainable Agriculture Studies in plant genetics for sustainability
43 Olivia T. B. Nguyen Genetics USC @oliviatbnguyen 4800 USA Genetic Counseling Genetic counseling initiatives
44 Lexi K. Jaworski Proteomics NYU @lexikjaworski 4600 USA Protein Analysis Research in protein analysis methods
45 Jason E. Amick Bioinformatics Scripps Research @jasonamick 4400 USA Bioinformatics Leading in bioinformatics applications
46 Tori L. Patil Genomic Data Science Broad Institute @torilpatil 4200 USA Data Science in Health Research in genomic data science applications
47 Kyle S. L. Chang Genetic Research Harvard @kyleslchang 4000 USA Stem Cell Genomics Research in stem cell genomics
48 Laura K. Miller Human Genetics NHLBI @laurakmiller 3800 USA Human Genomics Research in human genetics and health
49 Nicole M. R. Caruso Genetics UofT @nicolemrcaruso 3600 Canada Clinical Genomics Innovative clinical genomic studies
50 Matthew P. V. Ramos Microbial Genomics UPenn @matthewPVRamos 3400 USA Environmental Genomics Research in microbial environmental genomics