John Michael Jumper

John Michael Jumper is a U.S. computer scientist and chemist affiliated with Google DeepMind, renowned for developing the AI model AlphaFold to predict protein structures with unprecedented accuracy. He was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (shared with Demis Hassabis) and holds multiple prestigious honors.

• B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from Vanderbilt University (2007)
• M.Phil. in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics from University of Cambridge (2010)
• M.S. and Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry from University of Chicago (2012, 2017)

His research focuses on applying machine learning to solve complex problems in protein folding and structural biology. AlphaFold's success in the CASP competition and its plan to release 100 million protein structures has revolutionized biomedical research.

Scientific awards include:

• Marshall Scholarship (2007)
• BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2022)
• Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2023)
• Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
• Golden Plate Award (2025)
• Marshall Medal (2025)
• Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)