Irwin "Tack" Kuntz
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Born
Irwin Douglas Kuntz
CitizenshipUnited States
AlmamaterPrinceton University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Tack Kuntz | |
|---|---|
| Born | Irwin Douglas Kuntz |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
| Known for | DOCK[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry Biology |
| Institutions | University of California, San Francisco |
| Thesis | Spectroscopic studies of photosynthesis (1965) |
| Doctoral students | Patricia Babbitt[2] |
| Website | mdi |
Irwin Douglas "Tack" Kuntz is an important figure in the field of computer-aided drug design and molecular modeling. He is a pioneer in the development and conception of the area of study known as molecular docking. One of the first docking programs DOCK was developed in his group in 1982.[3][4]