====== Dan Wilson ======

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Dr. **Dan Wilson**, PhD is an American molecular biologist based in [[united_states:pennsylvania:Pittsburgh]], [[united_states:Pennsylvania]].((//Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson is creating videos debunking anti-vaxxers and bad science.// Patreon. Retrieved September 22, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220922030737/https://www.patreon.com/DrWilsonDebunks))

===== History =====

==== Education ====

Wilson attended [[PennWest Clarion]] from 2011-2015 for his Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. He then studied for his PhD in Philosophy and Biological Sciences at [[Carnegie Mellon University]].((//Daniel W.// LinkedIn. Retrieved September 21, 2022, from https://archive.org/details/screencapture-linkedin-in-daniel-w-0560b0160-2022-09-21-20_45_47))

===== Career =====

Wilson has been employed as a Process Analytical Scientist at [[medical_technology_companies:Eurofins Scientific]] since January 2021.((//Daniel W.// LinkedIn. Retrieved September 21, 2022, from https://archive.org/details/screencapture-linkedin-in-daniel-w-0560b0160-2022-09-21-20_45_47))

Wilson writes articles and produces video content on [[YouTube]] and [[Patreon]] intended to "educate through debunking."((//Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson is creating videos debunking anti-vaxxers and bad science.// Patreon. Retrieved September 22, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220922030737/https://www.patreon.com/DrWilsonDebunks)) ((//Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson.// YouTube. Retrieved September 22, 2022, from https://archive.ph/P5lDe))

==== Publications ====

Wilson's sole publication discusses [[ribosome|ribosomal]] polypeptide exit tunnels, published as an article in [[Nature Communications]].((Wilson, D. M., Li, Y., LaPeruta, A., Gamalinda, M., Gao, N., & Woolford, J. L. (2020). //Structural insights into assembly of the ribosomal nascent polypeptide exit tunnel.// Nature Communications, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18878-8))

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