George Church is Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and Director of , which provides the world's only open-access information on human Genomic, Environmental & Trait data ( ). His 1984 Harvard PhD included the first methods for direct genome sequencing, molecular multiplexing & barcoding. These led to the first genome sequence (pathogen, Helicobacter pylori) in . His innovations have contributed to nearly all "next generation" DNA sequencing methods and companies (CGI-BGI, Life, Illumina, Nanopore). This plus his lab's work on chip-DNA-synthesis, gene editing and stem cell engineering resulted in founding additional application-based companies spanning fields of medical diagnostics ( , , , ) & synthetic biology / therapeutics ( , ///Gingko, , ). He has also pioneered new , , , & policies. He was director of an IARPA and 3 NIH (2004-2020). His include election to & & for Achievement in Science. He has coauthored , & a book ().