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Julian Gough (scientist)

Julian Gough (scientist) is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Julian Gough (scientist) rather than just read about it. In short: Julian John Thurstan Gough (born 1974) was a Group Leader in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) of the Medical Research Council (MRC). He was previously a professor of bioinformatics at the University of Bristol.

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Reference excerpt

Julian John Thurstan Gough (born 1974) was a Group Leader in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) of the Medical Research Council (MRC). He was previously a professor of bioinformatics at the University of Bristol.

Education Gough was educated at The Perse School in Cambridge and the University of Bristol where he was awarded a joint honours degree in Mathematics and Physics in 1998. He went on to complete his PhD in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) supervised by Cyrus Chothia on genome analysis and protein structure as a postgraduate student of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, graduating in 2001.

Career and research Following his PhD, Gough completed postdoctoral research at the LMB and Stanford University, with Michael Levitt. Subsequently, he was a scientist at RIKEN in Tokyo, a Professor member of faculty in the Computer Science department at the University of Bristol, where he worked from 2007-2017, and then a programme leader at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge until 2023. He has also been a visiting scientist at the Pasteur Institute in Paris and an associate professor at Tokyo Medical and Dental University. Gough is currently CEO and founder of OutSee Limited, an AI genomics company in Cambridge, winner of the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2025 "Start-up of the Year". Gough's research interests are in bioinformatics, computational biology, molecular biology, genomics which has led to the creation of the Superfamily database of Hidden Markov models (HMMs) representing all proteins of known structure. His research has been published in leading peer reviewed scientific journals including Nature, Science, Cell, Nucleic Acids Research, PNAS, the Biochemical Journal, the Journal of Molecular Biology, Genome Research, Bioinformatics, PLOS Genetics, Nature Genetics and the Journal of Bacteriology. Gough's research has been funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the European Union (EU) Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7), the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the Royal Society of London.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Julian Gough (scientist)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Julian Gough (scientist) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Julian Gough (scientist) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Julian Gough (scientist) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Julian Gough (scientist)

In research: Julian Gough (scientist) appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Julian Gough (scientist) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Julian Gough (scientist) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1974 births, Alumni of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, Alumni of the University of Bristol, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Julian Gough (scientist) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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